316 S. College Ave., Henry W. Laut House

Description:	On slide mount: 316 S. College, Fletcher Place, 3B Yes Henry W. Laut House316 South College Avenue1872One of the high style houses in Fletcher Place, this two story brick Italianate retains much of its original detailing, including the segmental arched windows with stone lintels and the cornice. The porch is a later addition. Henry W. Laut, a successful businessman on the near Southside built the house and lived here until his death.Henry Laut (1850-1925) began his business career as a grocer. In 1873 he opened Laut & Poppe, Groceries, Provisions, Produce and Poultry, at the corner of College and Fletcher Avenues. He operated the grocery until 1892, when he began to devote full time to a tin business he had acquired a few years earlier. This business prospered, and in time H.W. Laut & Company provided the sheet metal for such notable buildings as the Athenaeum, the Majestic and Chamber of Commerce Buildings and the old Marion County Jail. Laut Sheet Metal Company is still in operation today.Laut was also interested in politics and served as an alderman and city councilman-at-large from 1886-1904. After his death in 1925, Dorthea, his widow, remained in the house until 1929. single-family dwelling
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/1330
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 Italianate brick stone lintels porches

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