There are many unique markers within the neighborhood.
The entire neighborhood has a rustic feel similar to what you might find in Nashville Indiana.
Many classic homes here; some are completely restored, and some are vacant or in transition. They are unique, colorful, and a mixture of classic and modern styles.
A beautiful, blue-eyed cat is giving me some attitude.
The cool, but not at all intentional zebra fence...
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Wonder if the outhouse is original, and thus protected by the historic district designation? :)
What an unexpected find! I'll have to go check it out.
The cat pic is wonderful!
Boy, you sure captured the charm of this neighborhood. I love that section of Dorman with the old mansion you showed, the old store front right next door, and the row of tightly-packed duplexes across the street.
The Dorman Street Tavern is a fun place to hang out...love the restored sign.
Cottage Home is odd...interspersed with this beauty are boxy industrial warehouses and such. Sometimes I wax nostalgic about the days before zoning, but then I see what happened in Cottage Home, and realize that zoning does have its place.
Thundermutt, I wouldn't be surprised :) On a similar note, I once sat in on a meeting among various programmers and township assesors(when they existed) discussing their new propery system. A joke was made that the old mainframe system(went live in 1975, or was it 76?...anyway) was protected by it's historical designation. At any rate, some major business must have gone down there for it to be described as historically significant... ;)
Rebecca, loved the cat, she kind of reminds me of one of my cats whom is similarly color and also has blue eyes.
CorrND, that mansion is one of my new favorite houses in Indianapolis.
Kevin, your right on about the mix of residenses and industrial structures; as a matter of fact, I'm putting a collection for a future post the shows just that.
I really like the green-stucco and wood house. If I recall correctly, it started out as a 1-story concrete-block structure and has been made into a wonderful modern home. Every neighborhood should have one funky new place, one old purple Victorian, and everything in between!
The cat is named Smudge, or Pudgy Smudgy. She loves to people watch, and is usually amenable to a tummy rub if you aren't with a dog.
Thanks for posting this! I live in the neighborhood on one of the more "transitional" streets, and we LOVE it here. I never even new it existed until I happened to get lost while searching for homes a few years ago. I believe it is truly a hidden gem in Indianapolis.
Wow, beautiful photos! Great job.
My wife and I were the first "new" people to move into this area back in 1980. We paid $537.00 for our house. You don't have a picture of it, it's 1114 E. St. Clair. What someone referred to as an outhouse, is really a little toolshed that we built in our park. It's not old, but I still think it is protected. The round sign on the shed contains are really good poem that A man named Thomas Allen Orr wrote about our neighborhood. I'll try to get a copy for you to share. He has a small Chapbook, titled "Hammers in the Fog" that contains that and other good poems. Thanks for enjoying our community.
Oh and we love our warehouses and business's mixed in with homes. By the way seven homes and business buildings were built and designed by Bernard Vonnegut,author Kurt Vonnegut's grandfather.
Tim Harmon
Thanks for reading everyone! I really appreciate the inside information on the neighborhood. Cottage Home is one of the most interesting neighborhoods I featured on this blog; combined with the beautiful weather the day I explored it, made for a wonderful time!
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