May 22, 1992
Caroline Grow House - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: The Caroline Grow House, which face s west, is locate d in the Village of Maywood on land originally owned by the Maywood Company, between Firs t and Ninth Avenues, north of Harrison Street. The parcel the Grow House is locate d on was purchased in 1875 by Caroline' s husband David, who die d in 1879 and the house appears to have been built by Caroline c a. 1902. The Grow House is a Foursquare that is deeper than it is wide. It stands 2-1/2 stories over a raise d basement and has a broad porch extending across the front of the house. The porch s topped by a gently sloping hip roof supported by four stone pier s t o the floor line and slender round Dori c columns connected by a slatted wood balustrade. Built of wood frame construction, the structure is sheathed in narrow clapboards and rest s on a concrete bloc k foundation. Topping the house is a hi p roof with a central dormer in the front; the dormer contains s two small windows and has a double peaked gable roof. Windows are double hung. In the front of the house, which is two bays wide, there is, on the north h end of the front, a large window topped by a fixe d transom with wood muntin’s in a diamond pattern. On the south end of the front is a long narrow window with muntin’s in a similar pattern. The front entrance is located just to the north of the two central columns. There are two stone pier s a t the base of the staircase to the front porch matching those pier s supporting the porch. The door, which is just of center, is paneled with a rectangular light and a rectangular glass transom. There is a small one-story addition with intersecting shed roofs projecting from the rear of the house. One section accommodates a rear vestibule. It is sheathed in clapboards like the rest of the house. The other section encloses a screen porch. On the interior, the front t door opens into of a small enclose d vestibule, which in turn, opens into the entrance stair hall. To the south of the entrance hall is a staircase with a wood balustrade; to the north are double parlor s separate d by a wide rectangular opening, and straight ahead is an entrance into the dining room. At the rea r of the dining room is a small butler' s pantry and the kitchen. The screen porch is of the kitchen. Upstairs there are four bedrooms and a bath. The front two bedrooms are separate d by a pocket door. The rea r bedroom is smaller than the other three and may have been a maid's room. There is a rear stair down to the kitchen. Detailing throughout the house is delicate in scale, simplified and generally classical in inspiration. On the exterior, the front porch columns have simple Dori c capital s and the dormer roofline take s the shape of two pediments. On the interior, door and window moldings have shallow cornice s with bead moldings. The fireplace, locate d in the rea r parlor, has slender swags in a laurel pattern; the mantel takes its shape from the cornice moldings. At the ceiling there are wide wood moldings and wood beams forming nine panels in the dining room. Next to the fireplace is a low built-in book case and next to the entrance to the butler' s pantry is a built-in breakfront with drawers below and shelve s above. The Grow House is in excellent condition and has excellent integrity. Although the kitchen has been remodeled and there have been some interior rear alterations, the formal family living spaces and historic detailing remains unaltered. There is a two-car garage, with aluminum siding and a hip roof at the rea r of the lot. It is a non-contributing building.
Caroline Grow House - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: The Caroline Grow House, which face s west, is locate d in the Village of Maywood on land originally owned by the Maywood Company, between Firs t and Ninth Avenues, north of Harrison Street. The parcel the Grow House is locate d on was purchased in 1875 by Caroline' s husband David, who die d in 1879 and the house appears to have been built by Caroline c a. 1902. The Grow House is a Foursquare that is deeper than it is wide. It stands 2-1/2 stories over a raise d basement and has a broad porch extending across the front of the house. The porch s topped by a gently sloping hip roof supported by four stone pier s t o the floor line and slender round Dori c columns connected by a slatted wood balustrade. Built of wood frame construction, the structure is sheathed in narrow clapboards and rest s on a concrete bloc k foundation. Topping the house is a hi p roof with a central dormer in the front; the dormer contains s two small windows and has a double peaked gable roof. Windows are double hung. In the front of the house, which is two bays wide, there is, on the north h end of the front, a large window topped by a fixe d transom with wood muntin’s in a diamond pattern. On the south end of the front is a long narrow window with muntin’s in a similar pattern. The front entrance is located just to the north of the two central columns. There are two stone pier s a t the base of the staircase to the front porch matching those pier s supporting the porch. The door, which is just of center, is paneled with a rectangular light and a rectangular glass transom. There is a small one-story addition with intersecting shed roofs projecting from the rear of the house. One section accommodates a rear vestibule. It is sheathed in clapboards like the rest of the house. The other section encloses a screen porch. On the interior, the front t door opens into of a small enclose d vestibule, which in turn, opens into the entrance stair hall. To the south of the entrance hall is a staircase with a wood balustrade; to the north are double parlor s separate d by a wide rectangular opening, and straight ahead is an entrance into the dining room. At the rea r of the dining room is a small butler' s pantry and the kitchen. The screen porch is of the kitchen. Upstairs there are four bedrooms and a bath. The front two bedrooms are separate d by a pocket door. The rea r bedroom is smaller than the other three and may have been a maid's room. There is a rear stair down to the kitchen. Detailing throughout the house is delicate in scale, simplified and generally classical in inspiration. On the exterior, the front porch columns have simple Dori c capital s and the dormer roofline take s the shape of two pediments. On the interior, door and window moldings have shallow cornice s with bead moldings. The fireplace, locate d in the rea r parlor, has slender swags in a laurel pattern; the mantel takes its shape from the cornice moldings. At the ceiling there are wide wood moldings and wood beams forming nine panels in the dining room. Next to the fireplace is a low built-in book case and next to the entrance to the butler' s pantry is a built-in breakfront with drawers below and shelve s above. The Grow House is in excellent condition and has excellent integrity. Although the kitchen has been remodeled and there have been some interior rear alterations, the formal family living spaces and historic detailing remains unaltered. There is a two-car garage, with aluminum siding and a hip roof at the rea r of the lot. It is a non-contributing building.
May 22, 1992
Posted Date
Mar 31, 2022
Historical Record Date
May 22, 1992
Source Name
United States Department of Interior - National Park Service
