722-726 Elm St., Wiggins House and Myers House

Description:	On slide mount: 722-726 Elm St., FP Yes Wiggins House722 Elm Streetc. 1873Mary E. Wiggins bought this property from Sarah Miller in 1873. Wiggins moved into the house shortly afterward. It is possible that the house may have been built several years earlier. Apparently Mrs. Wiggins was soon married to Ziba Burnworth, a blacksmith with Cheseldine and Burnworth. The Burnworths lived in the house until 1885 when they sold it to Mortimer and Ellen Sullivan. He was partner in Reardon & Sullivan and sold cigars in the State House. In 1892 the Sullivans sold the house to Mary Wren, the widow of John Wren.This house is virtually identical to numerous other cottages in the district and in other nineteenth century neighborhoods in the city. Very probably these cottages had details similar/identical to 730 Elm Street, with a porch similar to 738 Elm Street.Myers House726 Elm Streetc. 1872Daniel M. and Frances S. Myers were the first resident owners of this cottage in 1872. The house was probably built earlier possibly by Joseph S. and Elizabeth Cox. Myers was a teamster and lived in the house until 1876 when he sold it to E.M. and Julia B. Preston. The Prestons did not live in the house. It was not until 1893 when Albert S. and Nettie Miller bought the house that there was a resident owner. Miller was a travel passenger agent for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. From 1903 until 1908 William and Anna Albee were the resident owners. Albee was a superintendent for the Knight & Jillison Company. In 1909 William G. Schebler, a machinist and his wife Ida bought the property. It was later owned by William W. and Josephine Woodward, who lived in the house from 1925 until 1941. Woodward was a traffic officer.The asphalt shingle siding covers the original siding; however, other details such as the decorative gable vent, window surrounds and original doors still remain. The plan and profile are typical of the cottage form. single-family dwelling
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/1299
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 vernacular architecture gable roofs clapboard siding porches

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