Everson/Noelke House, 830 Broadway, 1976

Description:	On slide mount: 830 N. Broadway, Chatham, IHPC, Dec. 76 Yes Everson/Noelke House830 Broadway1873This house is one of two dwellings built by Margaret Everson in 1873 (see 826 Broadway). According to city directories, the Eversons lived here one year - 1874 - after which date they lived at 826 Broadway and rented this house to tenants. In 1886, the house was sold to Frederick Noelke (1846-1909), who resided here from 1888 until his death. His daughter, Freida, and son, William, continued to live here until 1911.Born in Melsungen, Germany, Frederick Noelke emigrated to the United States at the age of 22, settling in Indianapolis. He began working for the B. F. Haugh and Company architectural iron works and, after eight years, founded his own company: Noelke and Company, architectural iron works. Over the years, the firm changed names; in 1895, it became the Haugh Noelke Iron Works and later, the Noelke Richardo Company. One of the more important buildings for which Noelkes firm provided the structural iron was Tomlinson Hall. Noelke was a founding member of the Gewerbe Verein, the first manual training educational organization in Indianapolis, and was also a member of the Maennerchor Commercial Club, the German Pioneers of Indianapolis, the Elks Lodge, and the Social Turnverein.The Eastlake style porch wrapped around this house in the 1890s greatly enlivened the sober character of this Italianate dwelling. The porch features elegant, slender posts; tinker toy spindles in both the frieze and gable screen; and wrought-iron finials atop the two pediments. The most remarkable feature of the house - both for its survival and its original design - is the wonderful cresting at the deck, which undoubtedly came from Noelkes own iron works. Also of note are the original window surrounds of the main facade with their hooded caps and the combined weathervane/lightning rod.Chatham-Arch Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1982 single-family dwelling
Origin:	1976-12
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/1231
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 Everson, Margaret Noelke, Frederick (1846-1909) Noelke, Freida Noelke, William Italianate Eastlake hip roofs porches clapboard siding brackets spindles pediments

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