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1855 Jersey Street

Item

Address

1855 Jersey Street

Original Owners's Name

Julius Kespohl

Previous Owner's Names

John Lorenze

Year of Construction

1909

Style of Architecture

Prairie style

Architect

Ernest Wood

Structure Description

A three-story, box-shaped, brick house with wide hip roof. The facade porch has a matching roof, glassed in sides, and stone square columns with indent edges. The entry has a gentle arch and curved transom. Above the entry, the bathroom protrudes two bricks and has triple windows with small columns. An arched dormer is cut into the roof line and the dormer roof is bracketed on each side. On each side of the roof, near the front, is a single chimney.