{"nrhp_refnum":"92000494","name":"Soffel, Albert, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"508 N. 5th Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Maywood","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.89227616200003,"lon":-87.83986450999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-05-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A dark red brick two-flat in Maywood, Cook County, Illinois, at 508 North 5th Avenue, built after 1905 by Albert Soffel on land bought from Caroline Millward. It is built with the look of an American Foursquare.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the best example in Maywood of a two-flat built in a Foursquare configuration. Its simple Arts and Crafts ornamentation is intact, and it represents an important local housing type: the multifamily building that resembles a single-family house.","narrative":"Built after 1905 on a lot Albert Soffel bought from Caroline Millward, this dark red brick building at 508 North 5th Avenue in Maywood is a two-flat that looks like a single-family Foursquare. It rises two and a half stories over a raised basement, with a broad front porch, fluted columns on square brick piers, and a flared pyramidal roof with three dormers. Stained and leaded glass windows with floral patterns light the living and dining rooms. Inside, each apartment has a living room, dining room and kitchen on the south side and bedrooms on the north, with geometric oak moldings and built-in oak breakfronts. It was listed for its architecture. It is considered the best Foursquare-style two-flat in Maywood, a housing type that appears across the village. Its simple, crisp Arts and Crafts detailing and floor plan remain largely intact. A garage with modern siding is counted as noncontributing.","period_of_significance":"1905","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Late 19th Century and Early 20th Century American Movements: Foursquare","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in very good condition with excellent integrity; the room layout is unchanged and the detailing appears original. Historic and current use is multiple dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.847196-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/8908/28890815/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/92000494.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000494/0ade9685dc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000494/0ade9685dc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Thshriver","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soffel,_Albert_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Thshriver</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soffel,_Albert_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28890815","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Soffel_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104853549"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/soffel-albert-house-92000494/"}