Warren House

Description:	Warren House on South Sixth Street. Drawing by Juliet A. Peddle, Terre Haute Artist and Architect. WARREN HOUSE ON SOUTH SIXTH STREET. DRAWING BY JULIET B. PEDDLE, TERRE HAUTE ARTIST AND ARCHITECT.The Warren House was located at 417 South Sixth Street, where there is now a stretch of open lawn. It has been almost 20 years since it was torn down, but many will remember it because of its individuality as it then stood in the midst of houses of a much later vintage.The house was built by Chauncey Warren, who came to Indiana about 1826 from New England. A few years after his arrival we find him in the mercantile business with Chauncey Rose, who later withdrew to devote himself to other interests. Mr. Warren prospered and as his family grew he felt the need of a suitable house in which to raise his family. The date of the construction of the house has been established as the autumn before the birth of his daughter, Eliza, who was born in March, 1841. Miss Eliza will be remembered for her fine work with the social settlement here.Several rooms at the rear of the house were not a part of the original house but were added later at the time that Mr. Warrens nieces, Mary Alice and Jessie, and his sister, Eliza, came to live with them.When Mr. Warren bought his land it was way out from the town, which then centered around the courthouse, in open country with no other houses near by. He purchased a square block between Fifth and Sixth and located his house facing Sixth street, his barn on the Fifth street side, the orchard south of the house and the garden to the north. Time brought changes as the town grew, however, and lots were sold and other houses erected within the block.The house was never occupied by anyone but the Warren family, it being torn down at the time it was sold by the Warrens. The house had a graceful dignity without ostentation. The plan with the central stair hall and rooms on the two sides was similar to plans used much in colonial times, but the details, especially the columns of the porch, were definitely Greek revival in character. The house had always been beautifully cared for and one had a feeling that the house had grown in character with the years rather than disintegrated as so many old houses do. We hate to see these houses go, but perhaps it is better than to see them go through the processes of deterioration.
Origin:	01/01/2005
Contributor(s):	Peddle, Juliet, 1899-1979
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/rose/id/804
Collection:	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Logan Library
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Copyright:	Copyright Undetermined
Subjects:	Architectural drawings Architecture Houses Warren, Chauncey, 1800-1868 Architecture Domestic Life

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