VI. OVERVIEW OF BUILDING STOCK
There were at least four homes built in the Westheight Manor survey area (the area north of State Avenue) before the first official platting in 1915 which still stand. The most conspicuous and certainly most ornate residences in this group are the two Queen Anne style homes built about 1886 and 1889. The remaining two residences, modestly designed, include one airplane bungalow and one vernacular styled home.
The years after the first platting in 1915 through World War I to 1920 yielded a small numbers of homes, although some of the area's most accomplished designs were built during this period. Approximately twenty homes were built, with the largest percentage (80%) produced in 1919. Included in this early era of residential construction were four Arts & Crafts, three Prairie Style, eight Craftsman, one bungalow, and four vernacular. Thus, sixteen of the twenty houses from this period relate to various aspects of the Arts and Crafts Movement.
A peak number of homes were built in the years following World War I, from 1920 to 1929. Approximately 210 homes were built, accounting for 64% of the total number of residences constructed in the survey area. The largest percentage of this group (49%) were styled in either the Craftsman or vernacular tradition, with forty-five and fifty-nine built respectively. Other identifiable architectual styles from this period include Colonial Revival (25), Tudor (25), airplane bungalow and bungalow (30), Prairie Style (9), Italian Renaissance (4), Spanish Eclectic (4), Arts and Crafts (4), and Neo-Classical (2). In addition, there was one of each of the following styles: American Four-Square, Mediterranean, and Cotswold Cottage.
From 1930 through the 1950s, forty-five (45) homes were constructed in the Westheight Manor survey area. The majority of residential development occurred from 1939 through 1949, while construction during the 1950s accounted for less than 2% of the homes built during this 20-year period. Although there are many architectural styles represented in this period, the vast majority were built in the vernacular. Other designs of this war-time and baby-boom era include Minimal Traditional, Ranch, Monterey, Tudor, Colonial Revival and some very early examples of the Split-Level style. One Cape Cod style home was built, in addition to one Contemporary.
There were only four residences constructed from 1960 to the present. The 1960s produced two Split-Level homes and one in the vernacular expression. A single Ranch style home, built in 1971, was the last residence to be constructed in the Westheight Manor survey area.
Commercial and institutional structures built in the Westheight Manor survey area are now confined to the eastern boundary. As previously mentioned, because deed restrictions were placed on all sales of property within the development, it is clear why the survey area has so few architectural intrusions. There were only two commercial structures built; one a modest vernacular apartment/storefront constructed in 1916, and a Spanish Eclectic-influenced building complex at the southeast corner of 18th Street and Washington Boulevard, completed in 1926.
In addition to the commercial construction, there were two churches built in the survey area, both designed in the Gothic tradtion. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church was built in 1925-27 with significant additions in the mid 1950s, and the Central Christian Church was constructed in 1938-40, incorporating an earlier (1928) structure.
There were twenty-eight residences outside the Westheight Manor neighborhood boundaries that were also researched (six of which were built for Hoel Realty Co.). Dates of construction ranged from 1921 through 1936. Over half of the homes were styled in either the vernacular or the Craftsman tradition, while the remaining designs included Tudor, Colonial Revival, airplane bungalow and bungalow, and one in the Mission Style.
The non-residential structures that were surveyed in this peripheral area include a single, vernacular styled church built in 1927, two 1950s gas stations, and a vernacular apartment building constructed in 1968.
There were at least four homes built in the Westheight Manor survey area (the area north of State Avenue) before the first official platting in 1915 which still stand. The most conspicuous and certainly most ornate residences in this group are the two Queen Anne style homes built about 1886 and 1889. The remaining two residences, modestly designed, include one airplane bungalow and one vernacular styled home.
The years after the first platting in 1915 through World War I to 1920 yielded a small numbers of homes, although some of the area's most accomplished designs were built during this period. Approximately twenty homes were built, with the largest percentage (80%) produced in 1919. Included in this early era of residential construction were four Arts & Crafts, three Prairie Style, eight Craftsman, one bungalow, and four vernacular. Thus, sixteen of the twenty houses from this period relate to various aspects of the Arts and Crafts Movement.
A peak number of homes were built in the years following World War I, from 1920 to 1929. Approximately 210 homes were built, accounting for 64% of the total number of residences constructed in the survey area. The largest percentage of this group (49%) were styled in either the Craftsman or vernacular tradition, with forty-five and fifty-nine built respectively. Other identifiable architectual styles from this period include Colonial Revival (25), Tudor (25), airplane bungalow and bungalow (30), Prairie Style (9), Italian Renaissance (4), Spanish Eclectic (4), Arts and Crafts (4), and Neo-Classical (2). In addition, there was one of each of the following styles: American Four-Square, Mediterranean, and Cotswold Cottage.
From 1930 through the 1950s, forty-five (45) homes were constructed in the Westheight Manor survey area. The majority of residential development occurred from 1939 through 1949, while construction during the 1950s accounted for less than 2% of the homes built during this 20-year period. Although there are many architectural styles represented in this period, the vast majority were built in the vernacular. Other designs of this war-time and baby-boom era include Minimal Traditional, Ranch, Monterey, Tudor, Colonial Revival and some very early examples of the Split-Level style. One Cape Cod style home was built, in addition to one Contemporary.
There were only four residences constructed from 1960 to the present. The 1960s produced two Split-Level homes and one in the vernacular expression. A single Ranch style home, built in 1971, was the last residence to be constructed in the Westheight Manor survey area.
Commercial and institutional structures built in the Westheight Manor survey area are now confined to the eastern boundary. As previously mentioned, because deed restrictions were placed on all sales of property within the development, it is clear why the survey area has so few architectural intrusions. There were only two commercial structures built; one a modest vernacular apartment/storefront constructed in 1916, and a Spanish Eclectic-influenced building complex at the southeast corner of 18th Street and Washington Boulevard, completed in 1926.
In addition to the commercial construction, there were two churches built in the survey area, both designed in the Gothic tradtion. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church was built in 1925-27 with significant additions in the mid 1950s, and the Central Christian Church was constructed in 1938-40, incorporating an earlier (1928) structure.
There were twenty-eight residences outside the Westheight Manor neighborhood boundaries that were also researched (six of which were built for Hoel Realty Co.). Dates of construction ranged from 1921 through 1936. Over half of the homes were styled in either the vernacular or the Craftsman tradition, while the remaining designs included Tudor, Colonial Revival, airplane bungalow and bungalow, and one in the Mission Style.
The non-residential structures that were surveyed in this peripheral area include a single, vernacular styled church built in 1927, two 1950s gas stations, and a vernacular apartment building constructed in 1968.