919 N. Pennsylvania St., The Pennsylvania, 1986

Description:	919 N. Pennsylvania St., The Pennsylvania, 1986 Yes The Pennsylvania919 North Pennsylvania Street1906Historic Description: The Pennsylvania, an Eastern flat style apartment building, was built in 1906 by local real estate developer George W. Brown. Brown, the son of German immigrants, was an influential leader in Indianapolis social and political life. He became active in the Indianapolis real estate market in 1890 when he organized the German-American Building Association. Brown served as the secretary of the company for over twenty years during which time it was active in the construction of a number of apartment buildings, including the Vienna (1908) and the Delaware Courts (1916-1917). The Pennsylvania was constructed by the prominent contracting firm of Nuerge & Reinking. Like Brown, Charles Nuerge and Henry Reinking were also sons of German immigrants. They came to Indianapolis in 1871 and by the end of the nineteenth century, had created on of the largest contracting firms in central Indiana.Architectural Description: The Pennsylvania is a three-story, red brick structure trimmed in limestone. The twelve-unit building has an unusual double-H floor plan. The main (west) facade is three bays wide with the central bay containing the formal entrance. The entry features a limestone basket handle arch with a dropped keystone set on wide, spring block molding. The arch and keystone are incised with The Pennsylvania. The arch tops double doors under an elliptical, segmental fanlight with bead and reel moldings. The entrance is flanked by double, one over one rectangular windows. Second and third floor windows are also rectangular and grouped in pairs. Windows in the flanking bays on the second and third floors are decorated by wrought iron balcony grills. All windows have limestone sills. The building cornice has a corbeled brick frieze with small oculus windows and a row of dentils.St. Joseph Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1991 multi-family dwelling
Origin:	1986
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/3440
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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