256 S. Winooski Avenue

This two-story, two-by-three bay, gable front, ell plan house sits midway along the east side of South Winooski Avenue, between Adams and Maple Streets.  The house features one-over-one, double hung sash windows, aluminum siding, stone foundation, slate roof with raking eaves, balloon frame construction, and a small, central chimney.  A pedimented hood sits over the entrance on the right side of the front facade, and a porch with wooden halfwall sits at the intersection of the ells along the southerly facade.  The false shutters are not original and probably added with the siding.  The larger, first story window is inconsistent with the time period and most likely a much later addition.  

The Historic Sites and Structures Surveys state this house was originally an Italianate and that the door hood is the only remaining detail.       

Mrs. E.N. Keeler was most likely the first occupant, in 1877, when it was 36 Elm Street.¹  She was a dressmaker, and resided at this address until around 1883.²

See house on 1877 Birds-Eye Map