Description: |
On slide mount: 1408 N. Pennsylvania St. Yes Hawkins-Haines House1408 North Pennsylvania Street1900-01One of the few examples of Colonial Revival architecture left in the Old Northside, this was the residence of John Parker Hawkins.Hawkins (1830-1914) was a military man all his life, beginning his service in the Civil War. He was an aide to General U.S. Grant for a time and was at the battles of Shiloh and Bull Run, as well as the capture of Mobile. After the war he commanded a military district in Louisiana and Texas. He retired from the army in 1894 with the rank of Brigadier General. He died in 1914, while in residence at the house.,From 1920 to 1941, Rev. Matthias L. Haines lived at this address. Haines (1850-1941) came to Indianapolis in 1885 as pastor of the prestigious First Presbyterian Church, a post he held for over 50 years. He was appointed to several positions both in the church and in the community including: director of Lane Theological Seminary, trustee of Wabash College and Tudor Hall Girls School, and Chairman of the Board of the Indianapolis Law School.Old Northside Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1979 single-family dwelling |
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Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/410 |
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 Hawkins, John Parker (1830-1914) Haines, Matthias L. (1850-1941) Colonial Revival pediments dentils clapboard siding porches |
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