Jennie S. Thompkins House

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]

Jennie S. Thompkins House
Location503 N. 4th Ave., Maywood, Illinois
Coordinates41°53′28″N 87°50′23″W
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleGable front
MPSMaywood MPS
NRHP reference No.92000496[1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1992

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.


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