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| YEAR
BUILT: |
1914 |
| ARCHITECT/BUILDER: |
Unknown |
| ORIGINAL
OWNER: |
J.M. Higginbotham, Jr. |
ORIGINAL
DESCRIPTION: |
The
stark simplicity of the exterior is relived solely by
the diamond brick patterns and bracketed doorway. The
low pitched hipped roof is noteworthy for its use of prominent
undecorated rafters and lack of eave soffit and fascia,
although it does project considerably beyond the wall
plane in the Progressive Mode manner. The terrace is noteworthy
for its solid brick walls, which are topped with concrete
capstone at the same line as the concrete skills of the
first floor windows. The house has a central hall floor
plan except there is no side entrance because of the absence
of a porte cochere. |
| OF
INTEREST: |
This six-bedroom residence was built for J.M.
Higginbotham, Jr., the brother of Rufus Higginbotham
who lived at 5002 Swiss Avenue. In the late 1960s, it
was a home for American Indian teenage girls. |
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