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710 MACARTHUR AVE

Historic Name:
Frank P. and Petra Keena House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
735

Property Location

Location (Address)
710 MACARTHUR AVE
County
Ashland
City/Village
Ashland
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1890
Additions
Survey Date
1982,2012
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Clapboard
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
DESCRIPTION: This large three story near-square plan house is strongly guided by Queen Anne style criteria calling for varied materials which here are a clapboard first floor, a stuccoed second floor, and a shingled flared gable for the third floor. This main gable is pierced by a wall dormer and has a return cornice. The symmetrical second story features a pair of rectangular 9/1 windows placed at the outer edge of the facade over a front veranda with columns that covers the off-center entry and large window. The narrow clapboard first floor's northwest facade has a variety of rectangular windows, two of which mark the stairwell. A one story extension at rear of house appears to be old, while the door on the northwest facade may be on alteration.

SIGNIFICANCE: The house is significant for its pivotal role as a finely-detailed and well-preserved example of Queen Anne style architecture that was still in fashion in Ashland through the 1890s and early 1900s but which was modified by concurrent Late Picturesque stylistic trends.
Bibliographic References
[A] ASHLAND ASSESSOR'S CARD. Sanborn maps and deed information indicate that this house was likely moved here from another location between 1909 and 1923 (and likely closer to 1923).

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Chapple and MacArthur Avenues Residential Historic District
National Register Listing Date
May 27, 2014
State Register Listing Date
Aug 23, 2013
Contributing
Yes
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