The C. L. Johnson House is a
historic house
A historic house generally meets several criteria before being listed by an official body as "historic." Generally the building is at least a certain age, depending on the rules for the individual list. A second factor is that the building be in ...
located at 315 East Sessoms Avenue in
Lake Wales
Lake Wales is a city in Polk County, Florida. The population was 14,225 at the 2010 census. , the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 16,759. It is part of the Lakeland– Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lake Wales is ...
,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
. It is locally significant as the former home of one of the four founders of the city, and also as a fine example of a
Colonial Revival style house which has experienced minimal alterations.
Description and history
It is a two-story Colonial Revival house with a hipped roof. It has a continuous brick foundation that is 5–6 feet above grade, and features a distinctive cross shape design motif; heart pine, simple drop, horizontal board siding; and a deck hipped roof covered with asbestos tile.
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on September 21, 1989.
[
]
References
External links
Polk County listings
a
National Register of Historic Places
Polk County listings
a
Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
Buildings and structures in Lake Wales, Florida
National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Florida
Houses in Polk County, Florida
Colonial Revival architecture in Florida
Houses completed in 1914
{{PolkCountyFL-NRHP-stub