610 N. East St., Richelieu Apartments, 1981
| Description: |
On slide mount: The Richelieu Apartments, 440 E North St., 3-27-81, South elevation Yes The Richelieu Apartments440-448, 450-458 E. North Street1905Corresponding with a sudden, tremendous boom in the construction of apartment buildings in the city, The Richelieu was built in the spring of 1905 by Joseph Ratti and his partners. The site along North Street, which had remained undeveloped, was purchased by Ratti et al. in 1887. By the time of the apartment buildings construction, this type of speculative housing development was one of the most profitable business ventures in the city. Mr. Ratti, a resident of Indianapolis from 1858 until his death in 1913, headed his own commercial printing and bookbinding company. He was associated in this business, which was established in 1881, with Francis M., George H., and Albert J. Fox, his partners in the development of The Richelieu.Each of the two, three-story buildings contained 12 flats. The facades are richly articulated by the alternating projections of its bays and the three-sided corner bays. Attention is drawn to the center section at the second and third floor level with elaborately carved stone panels in a cross pattern between the windows, enflamed by two stone pilasters. The pediments that once crowned this composition are now gone, as are the original brick cornice and the surmounting balustrades all around the facade. The stone entranceway arches are enriched by egg-and-dart and bread-and-reel moldings, with a cartouche serving as keystone.Chatham-Arch Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1982 Multi-Family Dwelling |
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| Origin: | 1981-03 |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/1204 |
| 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 Ratti, Joseph George, Francis M. Fox, Albert J. Beaux-Arts brick stone bay windows stringcourses pilasters arches cartouches oculi |
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