407-409 Park Ave., Herman Lieber House, Indianapolis, c. 1977

Description:	407 - 409 Park Ave., Herman Lieber House, Indianapolis, c. 1977, [Partial view left: 411, 413 Park Ave., partial view right: 403 Park Ave., Former address: 405 N. Liberty St.][Hermann Lieber Cottage 407-409 North Park Avenue c.1860 This cottage has several interesting features which distinguish it from its neighbors.The eaves have a wide overhang with carved rafter ends, and the gable overhang is supported with elaborately sawn brackets. The second-floor double window has aninterestingly shaped head with a label moulding. On either side of the windows there arehexagonal vents with heavy molded caps. first floor of the main facade has a doorand two windows. The The form and detailing of this cottage suggest a Swiss chalet, aninspiration to mid-nineteenth century American architects and designers. The house wasbuilt by German-immigrant and civic leader Hermann Lieber, founder of H. Lieber andCompany, photographic supply company, co-founder of the German-English IndependentSchool, and Das Deutsche Haus. In 1868, Capain William Tarkington, brother of Booth Tarkingtons grandfather, bought the house. Tarkington was secretary to Governor Oliver Morton. Restoration of the cottages exterior in 1977 resulted in the removal of the porch and asphalt siding. Before restoration the cottage had a four-bay facade reflecting the cottages earlier conversion to a double residence. -Lockerbie Square Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1987] Yes
Created By:	McLaughlin, H. Roll
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17312coll4/id/89
Collection:	Indiana Landmarks H. Roll McLaughlin Collection
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Copyright:	Copyright Indiana Landmarks. Copyright permissions granted for educational use by Indiana Landmarks
Geography:	Lockerbie Square Historic District Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/4259418/, 39.7731276 -86.1471082 Indianapolis Marion Indiana 39.7731276 -86.1471082
Subjects:	Built Environment Historic buildings -- Indiana Architecture -- Indiana multi-family dwelling Italianate

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