241-251E. 11th St., Otis Building
| Description: |
On slide mount: 241-251 E. 11th, S.J. Yes Otis Building241-251 East 11th Streetcirca 1908Historic Description: This Otis building was constructed in 1908. This Italianate frame building housed five apartments on the second floor and a variety of businesses on the first floor, including a bakery, a grocery and drug store in 1913. Christopher Rafert had this building constructed as he had other buildings in the district. It was extensively renovated in 1993-1994.Architectural Description: The two-story frame commercial building was built with five first-story storefronts. The storefronts have display windows, recessed entrances, and transom bands. A separate doorway serves as the entrance to the apartments on the second story. Three oriels are grouped in the center of the second floor facade. An entablature with a bracketed cornice crowns the main facade.St. Joseph Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1991 multi-family dwelling/ commercial |
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| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/1071 |
| Collection: |
Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission Image Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
In Copyright |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/4259418/, 39.76838, -86.15804 |
| Subjects: |
Architecture--Indiana--Indianapolis Built environment Historic districts Rafert, Christopher Italianate clapboard siding brackets bay windows |
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