257 East 10th Street | Block : 438 | Lot #49

Description & Building Alterations

The building at 257 East 10th Street was originally erected as a three-story house c. 1839-40. It was raised to the current height between 1889 and 1895, as seen in the tax records and historic maps. In 1945, the building was converted into a church and the stoop was removed and the main entry moved to ground level. Since then it has housed the Tenth Street Church of Christ.

The present facade features a stone base at the first and second stories and  brick facing on the upper floors. First and second story openings are topped by simple triangular pediments and a molded cornice sits above the second floor. Round-arched openings are found at the  fourth story with keystones and brick quoin surrounds.  The fifth story features splayed lintels and patterned brickwork with a brick parapet at the roofline.