1853 - 1855 N. Alabama St., Pearson Building, 1986

Description:	1853 - 1855 N. Alabama St., Pearson Building, 1986 Yes Pearson Building1853-55 North Alabama StreetJulius D. Pearson was probably responsible for the building of this structure which appears to have served as a store on the first floor with apartment flats on the remaining. The longest term of ownership appears to have been by Dennis Egan from 1908-1945, followed by Terstegge until 1970. Commercial uses have included a combination drugstore/barber shop, grocery store, laundromat, and a printing shop.This 3-story brick commercial building dominates the intersection with its height, mass, and material. Limestone is used as belt coursing connecting the lintels and sills, articulating the entablature, accenting archways, and terminating the 2-story corner oriel. Cast-iron pilasters articulate the shop bays on the first floor and a free-standing column at the cutaway corner supports the oriel. Metal decorative balconies accent the front (west) facade. The round arch motif is found in the round-arch pediment centered on the front facade, blind arches in the frieze and the large window centered on the west facade. Other features include a frieze occults and a corbel table. The shop fronts have been boarded over as has the corner entrance transom.Herron-Morton Place Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1986 commercial
Origin:	1986
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/3049
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

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