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Show Form No. 10-300a (Hev 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OE THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 7 PAGE The Priscilla Paul Jennings Mansion, built about 1901 at 87 B Street on the corner of Second Avenue, shows influence of the Classical Revival Style popular at that time. It has a large hip roofed main section with two (east) front dormer windows. These are one south and two north gabled bays that contain chimneys. The gables have pediments wit modillions, and are finished in stucco with decorative wood framing. A heavy cornice with modillions and dentil molding runs around the house. There is a recessed, enclosed second story northeast porch, and a one-story enclosed porch with decorative panes in the windows. The heavy, gabled front porch has a dentilled cornice with modillions and returns. It is supported by heavy round columns on posts with balustrades between. Next to the front porch is a one-story wooden front bay window. The Caine and Jennings Mansions were purchased in 1956 when the St. Mark's boys school was reactivated requiring additional classrooms and faculty housing. |
