1236 N. New Jersey St., Clark-Layman House

Description:	On slide mount: 1236 N. New Jersey Yes Clark-Layman House1236 North New Jersey Street1901This house, although the second floor porch is not original, still shows the beginning turn away from the vertical emphasis to the horizontal in domestic construction. The paired columns, clapboards and shingle siding help show the transitional character of the house. The home was built for Dr. Edmund D. Clark.Clark (1869-1938) was a notable physician who studied in New York and Baltimore before coming to Indianapolis in 1896. His practice specialized in surgery. The following year he became a professor of surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine. He was partly responsible for establishing a department of surgery at the school. From 1905 to 1919 he served as president of the Indiana State Board of Health, and in 1937 he was named president of the State Medical Association. He left this address in 1915.Subsequently, Daniel W. Layman (1872-1952), also a physician occupied the home. He practiced in the city for over 50 years. Laymans last year at this residence was 1923.Old Northside Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1979 single-family dwelling
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/438
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 Clark, Edmund D.(1869-1938) Layman, Daniel W. Queen Anne Style hip roofs shingle cresting porches dentils columns clapboard siding brick stone

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