528 Lockerbie St., Nickum-Holstein House/James Whitcomb Riley Home, c. 1977

Description:	528 Lockerbie St., Nickum-Holstein House/James Whitcomb Riley Home, c. 1977, Robert Platt Daggett, architect, south elevation Yes Nickum-Holstein House/James Whitcomb Riley Home 528 Lockerbie Street 1872, Robert Plat Daggett, architect This house was built in 1872 by John R. Nickum, partner in the baking firm of Parrott & Nickum Company. Poet Riley spent the last 23 years (1893-1916) of his life here as a paying guest of Major and Mrs. Charles L. Holstein. Mrs. Holstein was John Nickums daughter. Since 1923, the property has been owned and maintained by the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association. This house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966, recorded on the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1971 and is a National Historic Landmark. This house has all of the classic features of the Italianate Style; including the truncated hip roof, wooden entablature with cornice, brackets, paneled frieze and attic windows, rounded and segmented arch openings with limestone keystones and voussoirs, paired windows, shallow corner porch with balustrades and columns, and a double-leaf front door with transom. Lockerbie Square Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1987 single-family dwelling
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Collection:	Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission Image Collection
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Geography:	Indianapolis (Ind.)
Subjects:	Architecture--Indiana--Indianapolis Built environment Historic districts Italianate

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