1608 N. New Jersey St., Hereth House, 1986

Description: 1608 N. New Jersey St., Hereth House, 1986, [Partial view left: 1606 N. New Jersey St.]
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Hereth House1608 North New Jersey Streetc. 1888It appears that this dwelling was built between 1887-1889 by William L. Hereth, a bank teller and later manager of Indiana Safe Deposit Company. The Hereth family occupied the residence until around 1914, after which they were followed by a variety of short-term non-occupant owners. It was not until the 1930s that an owner, Roy Kenney, lived at the address. From 1953-1975, Walter Embry resided in the home, the first of any significant length.This 2-story, frame house has a hip and gable roof, a full-width porch with an artificial stone block covering the porch columns. The house also features a round attic vent window and artificial siding.Herron-Morton Place Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1986
single-family dwelling
Origin: 1986
Source: http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/2248
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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