Wishard House,731 Lexington Ave., 1981

Description:	On slide mount: 731 Lexington Ave., Wishard House, Jan 1981, 3-G, Fletcher Place Yes Wishard House731 Lexington Avenue1880Albert W. Wishard bought this property from Peter and Mary A. Smith in 1879. He and his wife Frances Cooper built this house shortly afterwards. Wishard (1854-1917) graduated from Wabash College in 1876 and began to study law in the office of Charles Test and John Coburn. In 1878 he was admitted to the bar. He was elected to the Indiana State Senate as a Republican in 1892 and served for four years. President William McKinley appointed him U.S. District Attorney for Indiana in 1896. Two years later Mrs. Wishard died and he married Cora Wallace. He later was appointed Solicitor General of the Internal Revenue Service.Other family members who resided in the house included: Albert Wishards father, Dr. William H. Wishard, his sister Elizabeth M. Wishard, brother Dr. William N. Wishard; and niece Harriet J. Wishard. Dr. William H. Wishard (1816-1913) was born in Kentucky and as a child moved to Indiana in the early 1820s. After graduating from medical school in Cincinnati he set up a medical practice with a Dr. Noble in Greenwood. Several years later he moved to Southport, and in 1877, he was elected coroner of Marion County and moved to Indianapolis. He served two terms after which he established a private practice. In 1840, he married Harriet N. Moreland (died 1902). They had five children. She was the daughter of the Rev. John Moreland, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Elizabeth Wishard (1862-1956) was one of the first day bookkeepers at Wishard Hospital. She wrote a biography of her father, A Doctor of the Old School.In 1893 the Wishards sold the house and moved. It was purchased by George R. and Catharine Parsons. It was probably the Parsons who changed the first floor windows and porch in 1898. They moved from the house in 1902 about the time they sold it. In 1907 Louis and Fannie Falender bought the house and lived here until 1920. Falendar was a junk dealer. The next owners were Charles and Magnolia A. Cox. He was a grocer. The Coxs lived in the house until 1938.Fletcher Place Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1980 single-family dwelling
Origin:	1981-01
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/1502
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 Smith, Peter Smith, Mary, A. Wishard, Albert W. (1854-1917) Cooper, Frances Wishard, Dr. William H. Parsons George R. Parsons, Catherine Falender, Louis Falender, Fannie Cox, Charles Cox, Magnolia Italianate hip roofs clapboard siding brick porches

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