1233 Broadway, Nicholson Sisters House, 1977

Description: On slide mount: Nicholson Sisters House, 1233 BroadwayNorth and West elevations
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Nicholson Sisters House1233 Broadway1903The gabled roof, imbricated shingle siding and incised cornice boards help identify this home as Queen Anne Style in its design. It was built for the Nicholson sisters, Elizabeth, Mary E. and Valentine.The sisters moved to Indianapolis from Ohio in 1869 with their other sister and brother-in-law, Horace McKay. Elizabeth was an artist, who set up an art studio here and gave private lessons. She was especially well known for her watercolors of Indiana flowers. An intellectual, as were all the Nicholsons, she helped organize the Indiana Union of Literary Clubs in the 1890s, which later merged into the Indiana Federation of Clubs.Mary E. Nicholson (1839-1928) was a teacher before she arrived in Indianapolis and continued as such here. She became principal of the Indianapolis Normal School in 1884, and held this position until 1909. Highly respected by the community, she was the first woman elected to the school board and served from 1910 until 1914. Other positions she held included president of the National Education Association from 1890 to 1891. She also was a member of the Board of Directors of the Herron Art Institute. Public School No.10 is named in her honor. She maintained residence in the house until 1926.Old Northside Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1979
single-family dwelling
Origin: 1977-04
Source: http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/78
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
Nicholson, Elizabeth
Nicholson, Mary E.
Nicholson, Valentine
McKay, Horace
Queen Anne Style
porches
gable roofs
shingle
scale pattern
brick
stone
chimneys
slate
imbrication

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