Commercial Bldg./Bill and Eds Market, 702-706 Lexington Ave.,

Description: On slide mount: 702-706 Lexington, FP, K, 3-G 4/82
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Commercial Building702 Lexington Avenue1905This two story commercial building served the Fletcher Place area as a grocery store during the early 1900s. Aluminum siding has removed all original detailing. George M. Worth was the first owner of the building. He and his brother Clarence operated a grocery here until about 1920. It was subsequently purchased by Walter J. Chandler, who also had a grocery here.Fletcher Place Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1980Bill and Eds Market706 Lexington Avenuec.1960-1975This one story commercial building is constructed of concrete block with a plate glass window and flat roof. It does not blend well with the historic fabric of the neighborhood and is thus considered an intrusion.Fletcher Place Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1980
commercial
Origin: 1982-04
Source: http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/1495
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
Worth, George
Worth, Clarence
Chandler, Walter J.
vernacular architecture
gable roofs
brick

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