Title	1340 N. Park Ave., John B. Elam House, 1977
ID number	on_pk_049
Historic District	Old Northside
Extant	Yes
Location	Indianapolis (Ind.)
Description	On slide mount: John B. Elam House; 1340 N. Park Ave., South & east (Park Ave., elevations
Original Note from Preservation Plan	John B. Elam House Montessori Academy 1340 North Park Avenue 1888-89 The rambling Queen Anne house has unusual details: incised cornice boards, a tower with a decorative finial, and a monitor roof. The porch has probably been altered. It was constructed as the resdience of John B. Elam. A lawyer, Elam (1845-1916) practiced with President Benjamin Harrison and William Henry Harrison Miller as a member of the firm Harrison, Miller, Winters & Elam. He was elected prosecuting attorney of Marion County in 1878, and later served as police commissioner from 1887 to 1891. Elam lived in this house until his death in 1916, after which his widow, Emma, remained here until 1920. Old Northside Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1979
Date of Construction	1888
Type of Building	single-family dwelling
Architectural Style	Queen Anne Style
Architectural Features	brick stone lintels incising gable dormers two-story bay windows domes finials chimneys porches
Subject	Historic buildings--Indiana--Indianapolis Architecture--Indiana--Indianapolis Built environment Historic districts Elam, John B. Elam, Mary
Original Repository	Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission, http://www.indy.gov/egov/city/dmd/ihpc, 317-327-4406
Collection	IHPC Collection
Digital Publisher	Herron Art Library
Date of Image	1977-04
Type	image
Format	35mm slide
Rights	Any copies made from materials in the IHPC Collection may be protected by U.S. Copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), which governs reproduction, distribution, public display, and certain other uses of protected works. No further transmission or distribution of this material is allowed without the written consent of the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission, 317-327-4406.
GIS data	39.785393 -86.147675
Map URL	http://goo.gl/maps/D86MG
See also	1898 Sanborn Map: http://indiamond6.ulib.iupui.edu/u?/SanbornJP2,564 1948 Sanborn Map: http://indiamond6.ulib.iupui.edu/u?/SanbornJP2,1393 Indiana Historic Architecture Slide Collection: http://goo.gl/g9kSC

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