640 E. 10th St., Smithey House, 1989

Description:	On slide mount: 640 E. 10th St., 1989, CA- IHPC, Yes Smithey House640 E. 10th Street1898This frame residence was constructed by John Stewart, a prominent Indianapolis contractor, in 1898. He and his wife Ella had purchased the property from the Trustees of the North Baptist Church, whose building had been located at the corner of Broadway and 10th Street. The property passed through a series of owners until John F. Smithey purchased it in 1904. Smithey appears to have been the first owner/occupant of the building, residing there until 1933. He was a grocer whose place of business for a number of years was at the City Market.The house exhibits an exuberance of late-19th-century design features derived from English sources. The asymmetrical plan is reflected in the three gabled roofs that extend from a pyramidal roof. Vertical and horizontal lines that accent the wood siding abound. Of special interest is the way in which the overlap of the siding is narrowed between the first and second floor on the slope that batters from the plane of the first floor. The apex of the main gable is boxed in with a band window, furthering the variety of surfaces of the facade. Popular architectural features of the 1890s include the imbricated shingles of the gable and the windows placed on the diagonal in the corners of the east gables first floor.Chatham-Arch Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1982 single-family dwelling
Origin:	1989
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/1111
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 gable roofs clapboard siding porches

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