620 E. 13th St., Butler-Newnam House, 1978

Description:	On slide mount: Newnam House ; 620 E. 13th St.East elevation Yes Butler-Newnam House620 East 13th Street1872-73The Italianate porch has been lost but the cornice and some of the window surrounds remain on this Italianate residence built by Ovid Dyer Butler, son of the founder of Butler University, on land originally part of the latters estate.The younger Butler was employed in the 1860s and 70s as Deputy County Clerk. Later, he and Joseph T. Elliott formed Elliott, Butler & Company, an abstract of title firm. Butler followed the migration of many of his relatives to Irvington in the late 1870s; and in 1877, he sold the home to Elliott.Elliott, who later became president of the Marion Trust Company (subsequently American Fletcher National Bank), used the home as rental property until 1888, when it was purchased by John N. Newnam.Newnam was a streetcar conductor. He lived in the home about 40 years until his death in the 1920s.Old Northside Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1979 single-family dwelling
Origin:	1978-01
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/606
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 Butler, Ovid Dyer Elliott, Joseph T. Newnam, John N. Italianate hip roofs brick insulbrick brackets clapboard siding brackets porches

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