Dennett House, 618 E. St. Clair
| Description: |
On slide mount: 826 E. St. Clair, Dennett House, CA Yes Dennett House618 E. St. Clair Street1864/c.1865This house was built in 1864 by William M. Mitchnell, a carriagemaker. After a year of residence in the house, he sold it to Benville and Emily Gresh. Mr. Gresh, a musician, was a key figure in the cultural development of the city. He founded the Dance and Music Academy in 1860 which lasted for 30 years.In 1869 the property was sold to John Dennett, a partner in Dennett, Wright & Co, carriage manufacturers. He lived at this address from 1873 until the 1920s and was probably responsible for the alterations to the structure circa 1895. During Dennetts ownership there was a time period (1877-1899) when the house was used as a rental property. In 1889 and 1890, George J. Marott was listed in the city directories as a resident. Marott was a self-made millionaire who built his fortune from the capital of $167 invested ina shoe business. (See 623 E. St. Clair for further biographical information.)As built, this one-story cottage followed one of the most popular plans of its day - an L plan with intersecting gables - and probably had spare decorative detailing. In the major exterior revamping of the 1890s, the cottage was brough up to date with fashionable elements from the Stick Style and Queen Anne period. These alterations included: the new window in the front facade with its upper sash bordered by small, square lights; the patterned shingles and pierced screen of the gables; the applied vertical and horizontal boards and the scalloped gable board; and the L porch, which replaced an earlier side porch. sing-family dwelling |
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| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/1287 |
| 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 Mitchnell, William M. Gresh, Benville Gresh, Emily Dennett, John Marott George J. vernacular architecture gable roofs clapboard siding porches |
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