St. John’s Episcopal Church was organized on February 7, 1924, and met initially in rented buildings. The present site was purchased in 1925; several wood-framed buildings were erected through the 1940s. The existing Gothic Revival church and chapel were designed by church member Joseph J. Patterson (of the architectural firm of Wilson, Patterson, Sowden, Dunlap … Read more
Sandidge-Walker House is a large two-story wood-framed structure sheathed in polychrome reddish-brown brick. It has a rectangular plan and overhanging hipped roof clad in glazed green tile. A full porch extends across the front, with brick piers and cast stone balustrade. A porte-cochere wing projects from the south wall. A Missionesque dormer set centrally on … Read more
The Wade-Rall House is a two-story wood-framed house clad in brown brick. In composition, it is a rectangular block, with shallow hipped roof and full front porch. The stuccoed canopied eave is unusual. A central arched parapet is adorned with a cast stone quatrefoil. The house was built c. 1913 and lived in shortly by … Read more
The Steele House is a large two and one-half story brick residence, formally composed as a gabled rectangular block with central pedimented entry and symmetrically arranged windows. A terrace extends across the front and small loggia projects from the south wall. Foundations and terrace are of rusticated stone construction. The house was built c. 1926 … Read more
The two and one-half story wood-framed James-Fujita House is rectangular in plan, sheathed in red brick, with a glazed green-tiled gambrel roof. The roof extends to cover a full porch supported by Tuscan columns. An awkwardly over-scaled shed-roofed dormer with recessed balcony is over the porch. Large chimneys are set on each end wall. Built … Read more
Situated on a conspicuous corner lot at the east end of Elizabeth Blvd., this is one of the most imposing residences on a street celebrated for large, elaborate houses. It is a two-story masonry pile veneered in fine pale brown brick, rectangular in plan with lustrous green-tiled hipped roof. The symmetrical front elevation has projecting … Read more
1021 Elizabeth Boulevard, Couch-Sanders House, c. 1914. The large two-story brick Couch-Sanders House is rectangular in plan with a hipped roof and full porch. A central gabled portico with arched entry flanked by engaged Tuscan columns is visually reinforced by a massive Missionesque dormer. The front terrace extends to the east side of the house … Read more
The Bevan House is a one-story L-plan structure constructed of hollow tile and clad in stucco. The gables of the wings extend to become a porch on the front and a porte-cochere on the south side, terminated by walls and Missionesque parapets. The house was begun in late 1918 and completed in 1919. John C. … Read more
The Chase-Meacham House is two stories and clad in white glazed brick. It is rectangular in plan with a glazed green-tiled hipped roof. Situated on a corner lot, a terrace wraps around the two principal façades, covered by a full porch with Ionic columns along the front. High end piers on the porch have friezes … Read more
This large two-story wood-framed house is generally rectangular in plan, with a veneer of ochre brick and gabled roof. Situated on a corner lot, a gabled porte-cochere projects from the principal side façade, surmounted by a trellised balcony, now enclosed. A gabled portico projects from the front. The house was built c. 1911 for Elizabeth … Read more
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