16 N. ALFRED AVENUE
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
16 N. Alfred was built in 1927 for Clarence W. & Karen Peterson for a cost of $3,500. As noted in Rebecca Hunter’s “Elgin, Illinois Sears House Research Project,” Clarence worked at the Elgin National Watch Factory.
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
16 N. Alfred Avenue is a one-and-a-half story side gabled bungalow with a front gabled dormer. Historically the home had narrow clapboard siding, shingle siding at the dormer, exposed purlins and barge board at the dormer. The home was extensively remodeled and no longer closely resembles the Sears, Roebuck and Company Vallonia model (confirmed).
Sources: Information moved from Steve Stroud’s ElginBungalows.com; Historic Image: Elgin History Museum; Rebecca Hunter: “Elgin, Illinois Sears House Research Project”