1028 N. Delaware St., Pierson-Griffiths House / Kemper House, 1986

Description:	1028 North Delaware Street, Pierson-Griffiths House / Kemper House, 1986 Yes Pierson-Griffiths House / Kemper House1028 North Delaware Streetcirca 1873Historic Description: Construction of this house was commissioned by local businessman Charles C. Pierson, who sold it after only one year of ownership to the family of another businessman, William M. Jillson. The most prominent owner of the property was John Lewis Griffiths, a notable Republican politician and orator. Griffiths owned the house from 1897 to 1914. Griffiths distinguished career included service in the Indiana House of Representatives (1886 and 1887), and two spirited though unsuccessful bids for Governor (1892 and 1896). Campaigning for Theodore Roosevelts presidential election in 1904 garnered for Griffiths appointments as Consul General of Liverpool and later, London.The house was purchased by noted Indianapolis industrialist and philanthropist, Eli Lilly, in 1962. Lilly financed the restoration and refurnishing of the property and donated it to Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis. Lilly dedicated the house to the memory of The Right Reverend Jackson Kemper, pioneer Episcopal bishop to Indiana. In 1977, the Diocese granted title of the property to another organization important to Mr. Lilly, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, with the stipulation that it continue to be called Kemper House. Historic Landmarks uses a portion of the house as the site of their Indianapolis office.Architectural Description: Kemper House is a one-and-one-half-story detached residence built-in 1873. It is of frame construction on a brick foundation with a low pitch hipped roof. It features a five bay front (eastern) facade and the exterior wood siding is channeled to resemble stone coursing. The general floor plan is rectangular with two-deep formal rooms on either side of a central hallway. Kemper House may stylistically be termed eclectic Victorian, exhibiting an amalgamation of several design themes. Second Empire characteristics may be seen in the decorative round arched roof dormers, roof cresting, and paired port columns. The main entrance pediment, frieze board, dental course and classical column capitals all exhibit a Greek Revival influence.St. Joseph Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1991 single-family dwelling
Origin:	1986
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/3413
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 Second Empire Greek Revival

Further information on this record can be found at its source.