823 Broadway (Arch St.), Wernsing House, 1978
| Description: |
On slide mount: 823 N. Broadway , Arch Street, (CA) IHPC, Mar. 78 Yes Wernsing House823 Broadway1867Joseph D. Pattison owned this lot in 1867 when the house was built. Prominent among subsequent owners were Thomas A. Fletcher and Stoughton A. Fletcher, Jr., who, although not related, were close business associates. Thomas owned the property for one year before selling it to Stoughton in 1868.Stoughton A. Fletcher, Jr. (1831-1895) owned the property for 14 years. He was a son of prominent early settler Calvin Fletcher, was born in Indianapolis, and lived in the community all of his life. In 1855, he became superintendent of the Bellefontaine Railroad. Five years later, he assumed the duties of clerk and teller in his uncles (Stoughton A. Fletcher) bank and ultimately became associated with F. M. Churchman as a financial force in the community. In 1868, he was elected president of the Indianapolis Gas Company, and in 1878, he became president of the Atlas Engine Works, where steam engines and boilers were manufactured.Other property owners included Laura F. Hyde, daughter of S. Fletcher, Sr., and Joseph Wernsing. Mrs. Hyde owned the property between 1883 and 1896, but she never resided here. Joseph Wernsing, a machinist, owned and resided at 823 Broadway between 1898 and 1919.In addition to its important historical associations, the house is notable as one of the few brick cottages of its type in Chatham-Arch. The roof pitch and general proportions also distinguish it from its neighboring cottages. Special features include the round-arch windows accented by encircling brick lintels, the circular vents at half-story level, and the decoratively carved rafter ends. The brick porch on the west side was probably added in the late 1910s.Chatham-Arch Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1982 single-family dwelling |
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| Origin: | 1978-03 |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/1252 |
| 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 Pattison, Joseph D. Fletcher, Thomas A. Fletcher, Stoughton A. Jr Italianate vernacular architecture gable roofs brick porches arches |
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