835 Broadway, T. S. Rollins House, 1989

Description:	On slide mount: 835 Broadway (CA), AC IHPC, 11/13/89 Yes T. S. Rollins House835 Broadway1873The Reverend Joseph L. Clark, pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church, built this residence and lived here for one year, 1874. In 1875, Thaddeus Sobleski Rollins (1839-1898) purchased the house and lived here until his death. Rollins was a prominent local attorney. Born near Troy, Ohio, he received his college education at Hanover College and taught school in Delphi, Indiana, for several years before studying law in the offices of Senator Pratt and D. P. Baldwin in Logansport. Upon moving to Indianapolis around 873, he entered into practice with Charles S. Wiltsie, Marion County prosecuting attorney. During the last two years of his life, Rollins taught at the Indianapolis Law School. Later owner-occupants included James C. Chamberlin, from 1904 to 1912, and Lena M. Perkins, from 1915 to 1922.This two-story, L-plan house with cross gables retains shaped rafter ends and one decorative bracket in each of its gables. Despite the shingle siding, the decorative window surrounds survive on the main facade. The shed roof porch built into the L of the plan is 20th century in origin.Chatham-Arch Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1982 single-family dwelling
Origin:	1989
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/1229
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 Clark, Joseph L. Rollins, Thaddeus Sobleski (1839-1898) vernacular architecture gable roofs clapboard siding porches brackets

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