1455 N. Pennsylvania St., Wolcott-Ostrom House
| Description: |
On slide mount: 1453 N. Pennsylvania St.,(east) elevation Yes Wolcott-Ostrom House1453 North Pennsylvania Street1884This excellent Queen Ann home was built for Benjamin D. Wolcott. The house is a classic example of the Queen Anne Style. The characteristic use of brick and frame construction, open gable, projecting bays, and gable detailing almost appear to be textbook examples of this popular nineteenth century style.Wolcott held several business positions of importantce in his lifetime. He was at first a partner in the lumber firm Wolcott & Wright, and in 1887 formed a real estate firm, B. D. Wolcott & Co. In about 1899 he became president and treasurer of the Indianapolis Terra Cotta Co. His wife, Mary was credited with establishing the first nurses training school in Indianapolis.Henry Evan Ostrom occupied the home in 1920. Ostrom was owner and president of the Ostrom Realty & Construction Company. It was his political career, however, that made him an important figure in the city. In 1942 he was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor in the Republican primary. That same year he was appointed chairman and treasuerer of the Marion County Republican Central Committe, a post he held for several years. He left this address in 1924.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/449 |
| 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 Walcott, Benjamin D., Wolcott, Mary Ostrom, Henry Evan Queen Anne Style porches gable roofs shingle brick arches two-story bay windows pediments |
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