908 Broadway, Wann/Hyman House

Description:	On slide mount: 908 Broadway (CA) Yes Wann/Hyman House908 Broadway1875This dwelling was built by Henry L. Wann, a foreman at S. Taggart, a milling firm. Wann lived here until 1885, after which time the property was held by a series of short-term owners. In 1893, the property was purchased by Max R. Hyman, who resided here until his death. Hyman (1859-1927) was a renowned local journalist and writer. While still a youth, he started the Indianapolis Herald. In 1887, he and his brother started a humorous digest which had a wide local circulation. Many of the early works of the Western Writers Association, including those by James Whitcomb Riley and Edward Eggleston, were first published in this digest. In 1897, he began publishing Hymans Handbook of Indianapolis, a commercial and industrial history of Indianapolis, and in 1916, he edited Centennial History of Indiana. In the early 1920s, he was editor of the homebuilders section of the Indianapolis Star.Typical of one-story cottages of the 1870s, the house follows an L-plan with cross gables. Composition sheet siding now covers much of the exterior, and aside from the exposed, carved rafter ends, little original decorative detailing remains.Chatham-Arch Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1982 single-family dwelling
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/1156
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 Wann, Henry L. Hyman, Max R., (1859-1927) vernacular architecture gable roofs porches clapboard siding

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