1211 N. Alabama St., William A. Zumpfe House (I) [fire damage], 1994

Description: On slide mount: 13 N. Ala
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William A. Zumpfe House (I)1211 North Alabama Street1898This house was built in a style sometimes called Jacobethan Revival. It was the revival of styles used during the reign of Elizabeth I and James I. This house shows English influence in its picturesque profile, black and white (wood frame and stucco) details and small paned sash. This house may have been altered from its original appearance to reflect the change in style and fashion about 1910-1915. it was built as the residence of William A. Zumpfe.Zumpfe (1864-1940) was involved in banking and real estate throughout his career. After working for Indiana National Bank for fifteen years, he and John Aufderheide formed Aufderheide & Zumpfe, Real Estate & Investment Brokers. Other business ventures included interests in an x-ray manufacturing firm in this city and in a purchasing agency in Philadelphia. Throughout his life he played the violin and conducted Zumpfes Orchestra, which played for many prominent social affairs in the city during the early 1900s.His wife, the former Anna Carry Mitchell, a descendant of Andrew Jacksons brother, served as a member of the Butler University Board of Trustees for many years. Following her husbands death she gave $100,000 to the Butler Foundation as a memorial to him.Old Northside Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1979
single-family dwelling
Origin: 1994-06-20
Source: http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/29
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: Historic buildings--Indiana--Indianapolis
Architecture--Indiana--Indianapolis
Built environment
Historic districts
Jacobethan
Tudor Revival
stucco
roofing tile
half-timber construction

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