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7. 742 23rd Street – Wakefield Hosue
Broadway National Register Historic District: 1998
Architectural Style: Queen Anne
Construction Date: circa 1890
This home is documented back to 1892, but may have been completed as early as 1890. The family of Theodore Wakefield owned it from 1892 until the mid-1940s. Theodore was a traveling salesman for the Rock Island Lumber Company. He died in 1897, but his widow Etta and daughters Etta and Sarah continued to live here for many decades. Mother Etta was a schoolteacher at Lincoln School, while daughter Etta was a teacher at the old Eugene Field School. Sarah was a deputy clerk for the circuit court.
It is Queen Anne in style with a complex roofline and asymmetrical shape. The windows are outstanding, featuring Eastlake-inspired frames with tiny brackets, incised trim and heavy cornices. Multiple glass treatments continue the ornate theme, with square beveled and leaded panes as well as stained glass stairway windows on the north. Topping it all off is the elaborate shingle work in the gable and the intricate brick pattern in the chimney. The large front porch is an early 1900s addition.
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