The Albert Soffel House is a historic house at 508 N. 5th Avenue in Maywood, Illinois. The two flat house was built in 1905 for original owner Albert Soffel. It has an American Foursquare design, a utilitarian style popular in the early twentieth century, with Arts and Crafts and Neoclassical ornamentation. The house has a typical Foursquare plan with a rectangular layout, a front porch supported by three columns, and a hip roof with a dormer. Its decorative features include Ionic styling on the porch columns, dentillation and brackets on the porch roof, additional bracketing along its eaves, and multiple stained glass windows.[2]

Albert Soffel House
Albert Soffel House is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Albert Soffel House
Albert Soffel House is located in Illinois
Albert Soffel House
Albert Soffel House is located in the United States
Albert Soffel House
Location508 N. 5th Ave., Maywood, Illinois
Coordinates41°53′32″N 87°50′23″W / 41.89222°N 87.83972°W / 41.89222; -87.83972 (Albert Soffel House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1905
Architectural styleAmerican Foursquare
MPSMaywood MPS
NRHP reference No.92000494[1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1992

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1992.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Benjamin, Susan S. (January 29, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Soffel, Albert, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved August 29, 2020.[dead link]