Jennie S. Thompkins House

Jennie S. Thompkins House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	503 N. 4th Ave., Maywood, Illinois
Coordinates	41°53′28″N87°50′23″W / 41.89111°N 87.83972°W / 41.89111; -87.83972 (Jennie S. Thompkins House)
Area	less than one acre
Architectural style	Gable front
MPS	Maywood MPS
NRHP reference No.	92000496 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 22, 1992

The Jennie S. Thompkins House is a historic house at 503 N. 4th Avenue in Maywood, Illinois. The house was built circa 1872 for Jennie S. Thompkins and her husband; they purchased its plot from the Maywood Company, the original developers of Maywood. It has a gable front design, a vernacular style commonly found in working-class Chicago homes of the period. While the gable front style was also common in Maywood, the house is an especially well-preserved example of the style, as most others have since been modified or sided. The design includes a three-bay facade with segmental arched windows and a wraparound front porch that features brackets, turned posts, and a balustrade. ^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1992. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Benjamin, Susan S. (January 31, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Thompkins, Jennie S., House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division . Retrieved August 29, 2020.^{[ dead link ]}