- Dr. William Gifford House
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Dr. William Gifford House
View of the house from across Prospect Avenue
Location: 3047 Prospect Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, United States Coordinates: 41°30′5″N 81°39′58″W / 41.50139°N 81.66611°WCoordinates: 41°30′5″N 81°39′58″W / 41.50139°N 81.66611°W Built: 1901 Architect: W. W. Sabin Architectural style: Tudor Revival Governing body: Private MPS: Upper Prospect MRA NRHP Reference#: 84000228[1][2] Added to NRHP: November 1, 1984 The Dr. William Gifford House is a historic Tudor Revival house in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Located east of downtown, the house sits in a neighborhood of historic houses and is a part of the Upper Prospect Multiple Resource Area. It was designed by Cleveland architect William W. Sabin and built in about 1901. The Gifford House is actually atypical of Sabin's style: working in Cleveland from 1888 to 1923, he is known better as a designer of large public buildings, especially churches (including the First Church of Christ in Euclid, also listed on the National Register[1]) and police stations.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1984, primarily because it was a "property that embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the works of a master, or possess high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity."[2] The house retains its historic appearance with brick and stucco walls and the half timbers typical of the Tudor Revival style of architecture.[2]
Unlike other neighborhood houses listed on the National Register, some of which are now offices,[4][5] the Gifford House remains a residence. It has been owned and used as a fraternity house since 1960 by the Delta Epsilon chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon, which includes students from the nearby Cleveland State University.[6]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c Gifford, Dr. William, House, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2008-12-25.
- ^ William W Sabin, Cleveland Architects Database, Cleveland Landmarks Commission. Accessed 2008-12-25.
- ^ Profile for Elizabeth Kelley, L.P.A. Inc., MediationWeek. Accessed 2008-12-25.
- ^ Address and About Us, TG Embedded Systems, 2003. Accessed 2008-12-25.
- ^ History, ΔΕ, 2003. Accessed 2008-12-25.
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