538 Lockerbie St., Johan Ernst Despa House, Indianapolis, c. 1977

Description:	538 Lockerbie St., Johan Ernst Despa House, Indianapolis, c. 1977, Interior Mantle, Dining Room Yes Johan Ernst Despa House 538 Lockerbie Street 1863 Johan Ernst Despa was a German immigrant who built this house between 1862 and 1863. Despa was listed as a painter in 1865; he died around 1871. The Despa family lived there until 1890. The house was recorded in the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1970. Features of this one-and-a-:-half-story brick include the gable roof with dormer, three-bay facade, three roundel attic vents, segmented arch opening, four-over-four lights, and a front entrance framed with a molded frame and entablature hood. Lockerbie Square Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1987 single-family dwelling
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/4262
Collection:	Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission Image Collection
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Geography:	Indianapolis (Ind.)
Subjects:	Architecture--Indiana--Indianapolis Built environment Historic districts Italianate gable-front houses

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