The Gingerbread House


Year Built: between 1880-1889 
Architectural Style: Stick/Eastlake
National Register:
 Contributing
Use Type: Residential
Lot Number: 80
911 Number: 42684
Street: Outlook Avenue
Address:  42684 Outlook Ave, Thousand Island Park, NY 13692, USA  
Structure Status:

Description & Additional Information


Frame cottage, two stories, with irregular footprint and complex roofline front of cottage is oriented toward Eden Street. Front gable with bell cast form; engaged polygonal towers symmetrically placed at left and right sides, connected to form cross-gable. Foundation piers concealed by square lattice siding; cove siding; asphalt shingle roof. Full-width, two-story front porch, abutting side porch on right (northwest) side. First-floor front and side porches have chamfered posts, pierced panel rails, pierced brackets, pierced frieze board at front, and plain frieze board at side; decorative pendant at right corner. Second-floor porch has chamfered posts, pierced panel rail, pierced shaped arched spandrels. Gable with embellished truss, lattice panels, decorative gable trim, exposed rafter tails. First-floor porch shelters single front door, right, secondary doors at either side; additional openings obscured by screen. Second-floor porch shelters two single doors, at sides, two two-over-two double-hung windows at center. Scrolled brackets at tower rooflines. Windows generally one-over-one and two-over-two double-hung wood sash. Rear addition with shed extension.

Location within Thousand Island Park


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