734 N. Park Ave., Koch/Cook House

Description:	On slide mount: Koch/Cook House, 734 N Park, c.1850 Yes Koch/Cook House734 N. Park Avenue1850sAlthough John Koch purchased this lot in 1848, the first documentation of residents of this early house was not found until the 1858-59 city directory, when George and Mrs. Mary Coke lived at the address. (The Koch family name went through various spellings - Coke, Kuck, Kock - until it finally became the anglicized Cook in the 1860s.) Very little is known about this particular branch of the Cook family. It appears that the original property owner, John Koch, had died by the 1858 directory listing. Members of the Cook family who lived in the house during the 19th century included Johns widow, Mary; Frederick, a brick mason; and George, a florist.In 1889, Henry and Catherine Cook purchased this house from Anna Marie (Mary) Cook. Henry Cook (1857-1929) was not a descendant of John and Mary Cook, but the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cook of Kenosha, Wisconsin. He came to Indianapolis to work as a brick mason on the construction of Tomlinson Hall and became a member of the Citys fire department in 1885. Following her husbands death, Catherine continued to live in the house through the 1930s.Although the raked cornice along the gable and the general proportions of this dwelling are characteristic of the Greek Revival period, the unique window of the gable end was undoubtedly modeled on a Gothic taste. The diamond-shaped vents that flank this window are echoed in the diamond pane that forms the apex of the double lancet window. The tall windows of the first floor are capped by stone lintels, while the side windows are of segmental arch form. The front porch, gabled dormer, and rear portion are all 20th-century additions to the structure.Chatham-Arch Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1982 Single Family Dwelling
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/1226
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 Koch, John Coke, George: Coke, Mary Cook, Henry 1857-1929 Cook, Catherine Cook, Anna Marie Greek Revival clapboard siding gable roofs gable dormers brick stone lintels cornices

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