902 Broadway, Vanlaningham House, 1975

Description:	On slide mount: Van Laningham House, 902 Broadway (CA) in Nov 75, IHPC, c. 1877; 9th St (South) and Broadway (East) elevations Yes Vanlaningham House902 Broadway1868As documented by a building permit, Samuel Vanlaningham (d. 1880) and his wife, Helen, built this structure in 1868. The family lived here for over 30 years. Vanlaningham owned several properties in the neighborhood (most of them located on or near this corner). He was secretary of the Citizens Gas, Light and Coke Company, and a commission merchant in produce and dairy products with George Everson and Thomas W. Brouse. (Both Brouse and Everson also owned properties in the neighborhood.)Thomas W. Brouse (1840-1920) bought the house in 1893 and held it until 1911, when he sold it to Anna J. Cloud. However, Brouse, who had boarded with the Vanlaningham family since the late 1870s, continued to live at 920 Broadway until his death in 1920. His grandson, Russel L. Brouse (1890-1960), lived here until 1925. In addition to his work as a food broker, Thomas Brouse, a life-long resident of Indianapolis, is credited as being one of the first people in Indianapolis to engage in the planing mill and lumber business.As one of the first Italianate buildings in the Chatham-Arch area, this fine brick residence exhibits many high style features which distinguish it from others in the area. Its pressed metal window caps are most distinctive with their projecting keystones and crossettes. At the cornice line, rectangular windows alternate with panels between elaborately carved brackets. The brick foundation has been stuccoed and scored in a manner to simulate stone. At the southeast ell, two engaged piers with ancons survive of the original porch.Chatham-Arch Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1982 single-family dwelling
Origin:	1975-11
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/1230
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 Vanlaningham, Samuel Vanlaningham, Helen Everson, George Brouse, Thomas W., (1840-1920) Cloud, Anna J. Brouse, Russel L., (1890-1960) Italianate hip roofs brackets brick stone lintels keystones porches

Further information on this record can be found at its source.