801 N. Pennsylvania St., Sylvania, 1986

Description:	801 N. Pennsylvania St., Sylvania, 1986 Yes Sylvania801 North Pennsylvania Street / 108 East St. Clair Street1906Historic Description: Mrs. Elizabeth G. Palmer had the Sylvania constructed in 1906 on the site of her family home. Mrs. Palmer and her family lived in the Italianate residence at the corner of Pennsylvania and St. Clair streets from the time of their arrival in Indianapolis in 1895. Like her neighbor, Newell Lodge, she had the family home demolished in order to build a multi-family investment property. Mrs. Palmer hired one of the most accomplished contraction firms, William P. Jungclaus & Sons, to build the twelve-unit, two building complex. Jungclaus was responsible for the construction of some of the most important and recognizable buildings in downtown Indianapolis, including the Majestic Building (1896), Merchants National Bank (1906-1910), and the Masonic Temple. The company remains active today in the construction business as Junclaus and Campbell.Architectural Description: The two buildings that comprise the Sylvania design, define the northeast corner of this prominent intersection. Both at three-story buildings constructed of brown brick and trimmed in limestone. The building facing Pennsylvania (west) is three bays wide and seven bays deep. Each corner features brick quoins. The central bay contains a recessed double glass door main entrance topped by a leaded, semicircular transom light. There is a limestone classically styled entry surround of pilasters crowned by a basket handle arch containing a dropped keystone. The central bay second and third floor windows are three narrow lights banded together (third floor is arched, second floor is flat) with heavy limestone trim. Side bay windows are one-over-one double hung sash with thin limestone sills and thick limestone lintels. The cornice line is bare, but appears to have once featured decorative metal work.The second building faces south on St. Clair. It is seven bays wide and three bays deep. The central bay entrance also is recessed and has a limestone pilaster topped with flat, segmental arch with vertical drops accentuated with a scroll and leaf motif. The transom light is clear glass with Sylvania and 108 painted upon it. Central bay windows feature limestone arch hoods. Side bay windows have limestone sills and brick hoods. Both structures are built on a raised basement delineated by a limestone stringcourse.St. Joseph Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1991 multi-family dwelling
Origin:	1986
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/3438
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 Palmer, Elizabeth G. William P. Jungclaus & Sons brick stone lintels arches brick stone lintels arches

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