Feb 24, 1992
Robinson House - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: The Robinson House meets Criterion C for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It is architecturally significant as one of a small number of simple vernacular cottages with such excellent integrity inside and out. Almost all of the structures similar in size and configuration to the Robinson House have been sided and/or extensively altered on the interior. Since the house was illustrated in Maywood and Its Homes written in 1904, its integrity can be verified. The house was one of six houses almost certainly constructed by the same builder on the west side of Third Street between Superior and Chicago Avenues. Al l have the same rather unusual foundation material. The house immediately next door had a similar room configuration and has its original identical balustrade. All the houses but the Robinson House have been sided. The residence is known as the Robinson House because members: of the Robinson family lived in the house from before 1910 (when there’s a family picture of them in front of the house) until George Robinson's recent death. Although it is unknown when the house was built, the land was bought by James Munton from the Maywood Company in 1893, and a mortgage was taken out by him in 1901, the likely construction date. Muntons held on to this property, lo t 1, until 1908 when he subdivided the whole half block. I t was in 1908 that he sold the house to George's father, Carl. The res t of the homes was sold during the following decade. Architecturally, the house is particularly interesting because it is stylistically transitional, bridging the gap between 19th Century Victoria n architecture and 2Gth Century simplification. On the exterior there are reminiscences of Gothic trim in the gables, yet brackets and window tri m are stripped to their simplest form. On the interior there is a nod to Classicism in the moldings and pocket doors recalling parlor s of the previous decade. Yet al l detailing is highly abstracted and there is but a single parlor, more like a family multi-purpose living room.
Robinson House - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: The Robinson House meets Criterion C for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It is architecturally significant as one of a small number of simple vernacular cottages with such excellent integrity inside and out. Almost all of the structures similar in size and configuration to the Robinson House have been sided and/or extensively altered on the interior. Since the house was illustrated in Maywood and Its Homes written in 1904, its integrity can be verified. The house was one of six houses almost certainly constructed by the same builder on the west side of Third Street between Superior and Chicago Avenues. Al l have the same rather unusual foundation material. The house immediately next door had a similar room configuration and has its original identical balustrade. All the houses but the Robinson House have been sided. The residence is known as the Robinson House because members: of the Robinson family lived in the house from before 1910 (when there’s a family picture of them in front of the house) until George Robinson's recent death. Although it is unknown when the house was built, the land was bought by James Munton from the Maywood Company in 1893, and a mortgage was taken out by him in 1901, the likely construction date. Muntons held on to this property, lo t 1, until 1908 when he subdivided the whole half block. I t was in 1908 that he sold the house to George's father, Carl. The res t of the homes was sold during the following decade. Architecturally, the house is particularly interesting because it is stylistically transitional, bridging the gap between 19th Century Victoria n architecture and 2Gth Century simplification. On the exterior there are reminiscences of Gothic trim in the gables, yet brackets and window tri m are stripped to their simplest form. On the interior there is a nod to Classicism in the moldings and pocket doors recalling parlor s of the previous decade. Yet al l detailing is highly abstracted and there is but a single parlor, more like a family multi-purpose living room.
Feb 24, 1992
Posted Date
Apr 05, 2022
Historical Record Date
Feb 24, 1992
Source Name
United States Department of Interior - National Park Service
