368 South Union Street

Built: c 1880
Contributing structure in the South Union Historic District

368 South Union was built about 1880 on land owned by P. Rourke, who resided at 362 South Union Street. (1) This structure is an excellent example of a vernacular Italianate style building. The ell shaped structure has a slated gable roof and is two and one half stories. The windows all have molded lintels and are evenly spaced on their facades. One of the most special characteristics to this building is the veranda that wraps around the front façade into the corner of the ell. The veranda roof is held up with wood supports and has a simple wood railing along its entirety. The reason why this home was built is unknown as there were no recorded residents until 1904 when A.E. Tyron lived there for only one year. (2) With this information it is assumed that the structure was built to provide rental space to the many men and women who worked in the Burlington area. Today the building is used as a private residence.

(1)HSSS and Hopkins.

(2)Burlington City Directories for 1904, 328.