2052 N. Alabama St., Hess-Hetherington House, 1986

Description:	2052 N. Alabama St., Hess-Hetherington House, 1986, [Partial view left: 2050 N. Alabama St.] Yes Hess-Hetherington House2052 North Alabama Street1898John L. Kring built this house in 1898 for owner-occupant Alexander Hess, who lived here until 1900 when Benjamin Hetherington purchased the house. Hetherington was president of Hetherington-Berner, Inc., a local iron foundry noted for its cast iron facades. Hetherington lived here until the early 1910s, followed by Geroge Seibert until 1917, and Benjamin Fishbein until 1927. William Ellery was the owner-occupant from 1930 to 1943.This 2 1/2-story frame, Queen Anne Style house has a massive cross-gable roof, second story side oriel, front bay, and clapboard siding. The prominent front gable of the house is pedimented and projects, featuring diamond-shaped shingling and a recessed 3-part window. There is a full-width front porch with square, tapered columns and a classical balustrade.Herron-Morton Place Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1986 single-family dwelling
Origin:	1986
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/2163
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 Queen Anne

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