Garden and storage sheds of Lakeside, pt. 5

The graceful, classic gable

I think the door is on the other side, and molding has been added to dress up the window.

I have my suspicions that this might be a reuse of a privy.

It’s difficult to see the colors, but this is behind the classic 19th c. cottage at 4th and Sycamore.  Nice details added.

Handsome and roomy dressed with a nice cupola. Cottage has a gambrel roof with lovely porch.

This is next to the Plymouth House as seen from parking lot.

Some garages become sheds, but I think this is a shed made in a garage design.  It has a foundation and sits above ground.

Somewhere there must be a pink cottage I can’t see. Very large door.

Garden and storage sheds of Lakeside, pt. 4

Gambrel, or barn roof, or Dutch Colonial

You’ll see a lot of gambrel roof styles because it offers the most storage space in the attic when compared to a gable or saltbox style shed roof and at Lakeside every little space counts.

The brick drive way and flower pots dress up this gambrel shed.

This one has extensions.

Healthy ferns add a nice touch and color match.

This one probably has some loft storage.

Garden and storage sheds of Lakeside, pt. 3

Basic.  What you see is what you get sheds.

This little shed is made of metal with corrugated roof and a few peek holes for windows. It’s behind Jane and Don Leach’s cottage on Lynn, but based on the property line of hostas, probably belongs to the next cottage.

This one is concrete block, painted gray to match the cottage which is probably early 20th century farm house style.  Also on Lynn.

Here are two off the lot sheds, decorated to match their cottage, simple and inexpensive, but they get the job done.  The one on the left is a gambrel roof (also called barn roof), or Dutch Colonial, which is really the most authentic style since it is from the 1600s.  The Victorian style which many covet for cottage architecture came much later. The owners have dressed it up with shutters and a window box.  The one on the right is a simple gable, and is nice for areas that may get a lot of snow or rain for run off. The double doors really help for limited storage.

These two snugged together have basic shed roofs, but I suspect the one of the right may be an old garage from the old days—there’s just something about those doors.  The other is an off the lot style, and it’s been painted to match the house. The grass was wet when I took the photo, so I didn’t go closer.

This is on South Oak and is so hidden in trees and weeds that I can’t tell if it’s being used for storage.  If it is, no one has been visiting for awhile.  But it’s possible there is an entrance I can’t see from the street. It’s large enough to have been a garage.

Something about this one says chicken coop to me.  Possibly it was moved to this spot from another location. It seems to be much older than the cottage. But it is also possible this was a children’s play house at one time.

Garden and Storage sheds of Lakeside, pt. 2

Artsy and tasteful

You can’t get much more artsy than this charmer—a standard, off the lot, barn shape with a variety of shingles and shapes to create a lake scene lighthouse with a rising (or setting) sun.

And who couldn’t love this little sweetie behind a Second St.cottage. I believe the door was salvaged from the house when an upper deck was made.  In the 1800s, many cottages had a “chapel” theme to reflect the spiritual closeness to nature that church camps and chautauquas offered. This allows some protection for bikes and children’s toys as well as a shed for tools.

This one is also off the lot common, but has been dressed up with shingles to match the house.  It faces Second St. because the house is on the corner. Notice the window box an the convenient wide doors.

This storage shed has small chapel windows to match the 19th century cottage.

Another angle for this little chapel/shed. Nicely shaped doors wide enough for easy access.

I was so sure this lovely shed was a guest house, but a neighbor told me it has always been a shed.  It certainly is cute. It is so well hidden, you’d have to be looking for it to see it.  Next to the parking lot on Third St.

This shed was part of a wonderful renovation of a very old nondescript cottage for Bob and Janet Heishman of Oak Park, IL in the 1990s (since sold).  The shed was really ugly and a different material than the house, but was redesigned to look really nice and has a side extension .  A deck connects it to the house.

This one is so hidden in the back yard, I suspect it might have been a “guest” house in a less fussy time, but is now used for storage.  It has a gable roof, then a smaller gable perpendicular over the door for a covered entry, an flower box at the window. Windows in sheds are necessary so you can see the bugs, bats and spiders as you enter to look for tools or bikes.

I can see four, possible five sheds in this photo, however, it’s the one with its own lean-to or car port I am focusing on. Notice the washtub on the side.  That’s truly a sign from the early 20th century.  And I love the reserved parking sign.

 

Hip roofs are very popular in Lakeside, with a number of “Ross Hips” built in the early 20th century near Perry Park as rentals. This shed has a hip roof and very attractive, stylized doors.

Garden and storage sheds of Lakeside, pt. 1

Let’s start with my neighborhood.  You can see representative styles near by—mostly pre-built, but some designed to fit the needs of the homeowner.

This is ours.  My husband wants a larger one that will easily hold bicycles and the trash cans both, but I think this one fits the size of the house (750 sf). We have 3 bicycles, and maneuvering them is a challenge.  It came with the house (purchased in 1988) and I suspect it was built around that time. My experience after 55 years of marriage is that you fill up whatever amount of storage you have.  So think small.

This is our neighbor’s 6 sided, architect designed storage building on Third Ave., but it is at the street in front instead of behind the cottage.  One of the few I’ve seen like that.  The early 20th c. cottage was updated and remodeled in the 80s and again in the 90s and is covered with Hardie Board which doesn’t need to be painted. It’s a wonderful product for a historical community where you don’t want constant care. We sat on the porch most of one summer wondering what this would be as we watched a crew of carpenters build it.

This is behind one of the oldest cottages at Sycamore and Third—cottage dates from the 1870s.  It’s just a shed, but dressed up with some pottery and sits next to the patio with a trellis.  Huge Chinquapin trees (Quercus muehlenbergii)  provide the shade.

This storage shed was added to the house on Oak St. (all streets north and south are named for trees, with the exception of Lynn which would be Linden)  when it was sided with vinyl some years ago with a little shelter spot for bikes during the summer and a concrete drive for the cars.

This one is also on Oak St., and appears to be a “duplex” with two doors, perhaps at one time also serving the cottage next door (above).

This pleasant design was moved to this cottage from Lynn a few years ago when the owner put this rental up for sale.  It is now white with green shutters, and really provides the new owners with a lot of storage.

Jan likes to keep her shed authentic (unpainted), but festive.  This is also on Oak. Also provides shelter for feral cats which dine on her porch.