The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana • Page 102

1 PAGE 12 SEC. 6- THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR- SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1966 HOOSIER HABITAT Love's Romanesque Home Looks Like Castle 3P A I 3 By MARV WALDON Home Furnishings Editor The hobby of "Architecture watching" can give a fascinating insight into the story of the development of Indiana, both economically and culturally. Wilbur Peat in his book, Indiana Houses of the Nineteenth Century, says: "The panorama of domestic architecture in Indiana is rich and challenging. Some of her houses are among the most handsome in the United States." The architecture watcher does not necessarily look for homes of famous people nor those that are the most beautiful. He is interested in homes that represent different generations and learns to recognize them by various characteristics no matter where he goes.

ROMANESQUE houses are still to be found in Indianapolis, although they are becoming scarce. They were popular in the late 1800's and are easy to identify. There is nothing cozy about them. They fancied a medieval castle look and were large and often built of rustic stone. There was always a tower which had been used in medieval days for dropping spears or missies upon any enemy who happened to be lurking about.

Porches were heavy and their arches were borrowed from cloisters. Windows were square and lacked ornament. The Joseph Loves' house at 4926 Rockville Road is an Avamnln rtf thp Rnmanpanna 4 -f. MRS. LOVE LIKES 1966 KITCHEN IN 1900 HOUSE Mr.

Love Built Birch And Mahogany Cabinets In Brown And Beige Room Divorce Rise Linked To TV Stockholm, Sweden (WNS) ily life and the rise in di vorces." Housewives here have called the government to make "Women are angry because husbands return home from work and sit in front of TV a study of "television in fam- until bedtime," explained marriage counselor Ingrid Emil- son. "The men demand absolute silence until the 10-o'clock news program ends. Then they are too tired to visit with (Star Photos) their wives." ROMANESQUE HOUSE IS PROUD AND INDIVIDUAL Towers And Arcade Porches Are Majestic Characteristics Pi Beta Phi Allimnae revival style that has a hint of the Neo-Jacobean. 7'o Hold Dessert tlection of officers and a A cxtiaHujau-eJ "a mutt to set" jj CtcM'i or Sboppwi Chorcn 0 Open NITES SUNDAYS ot NOON (I ARLINGTON-TENTH A SHOPPING PLAZA Pi "A HOUSE is a personal thing," Joseph Love says. "We like this kind of house." Mr.

Love has respect for woods of superior quality and program on Africa will be given at the dessert meeting of the Indianapolis Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi Sorority the skillful carving that had at 7:30 'clock Wednesday. been put into the house. He The meeting will be in the did much of the restoration himself with the help of a Butler University Chapter house, 831 West Hampton carpenter. Drive. The house had been a Mrs.

Peter B. Krieg will give slides and commentary landmark in the area. Everyone who had gone to Danville on the interurban since on Adventures in Afric; The impracticality of the architect amuses the present owners of the house. He was so intent upon grand proportions and ornament that he almost entirely forgot closets. i THE UPSTAIRS hall that leads to four bedrooms and a sitting room is 30 feet long and more than 6 feet wide but there are no closets on the first floor.

While Mr. Love was spending 18 hours on each of three fireplaces cleaning black paint off of stones, Mrs. Love was choosing wallpaper and color schemes. Quiet shades of beige, rose and green are used with a mixture of Victorian, French and contemporary furniture. Mrs.

Love does not care much for the whatnots' and bric-a-brac that were characteristics of the extravagent decorating popular when the house was built. Then floors were covered with wall to wall Brussels or Wilton carpet with red roses. She and her husband visited 1900 knew the big green and ing the woodwork. He found it was quarter-sawed white oak which is now very rare. Each of the delicately carved balusters of the stairway was removed and refin-ished in the natural wood.

The mantlepiece and ornamental gingerbread also took many hours of labor. Both are principal decorative features of the Romanesque type of architecture. The parlor fireplace has an over-mantle construction that rises elegantly to the ceiling. Classic columns frame its beveled mirror. THIS TYPE of fireplace often had a hearth and protective framework of shiny tiles that were brown or a violent green.

But in the Cos-sell house the architect chose to use stones from near-by Eagle Creek. Heavy double doors were given a satin finish and re-hung because its owners liked to preserve every characteristic. Little triangular fans are carved above the doors. For no reason at all two of the rooms have round Africa last year. white house set among tower ing maple and oak trees.

It had been the old Cossell farm. The family was prom inent in the city with both Cossell Drive and Cossell Road named'jn its honor. The spacious barn once had If one of the- finest stables of harness horses to be found in the middle west. AFTER THE house had' been purchased by the Loves POPULAR USE OF STONE SIGNIFIES MEDIEVAL STRENGTH Stones Used In Fireplace Came From Eagle Creek and made comfortable with a new heating plant, city wa ter, new kitchen and enclosed Furniture was heavy oak with fake brown leather. Lamps were Tiffany glasss.

porch, Joseph Love began the painstaking task of refinish- Tri Delta Alumnae Plan Hat Show Delta Delta Delta Sorority! alumnae, of Indianapolis will see five of their members model Easter hats at the 7:30 I flit fM I o'clock meeting Tuesday night. lne show 'be in the home of John F. Mc- Nicholas, 7505 Hoover Road. MODELS WILL BE Mrs. Ed- 1 win M.

Gue, Mrs. Frank Tout. Mrs. Richard M. Jennings III, Mrs.

John A. Beard and Mrs. Robert M. Kolbus. Hostess chairman for the meeting will be Mrs.

John G. Held. The show will ba presented by the Suzy Hat Shoo of Meadows ShoDoine Center. Discussion will center around the April 16 state day to be held in the DePauw University BEVELED OR STAINED GLASS WAS A LUXURY NOTE Student Union Building. (Ml 1 I I it'll i I I lilife 1 I'" Skit To Be Part Deffa Sigma, Kappa Cliapter To Meet Altrusa Club To Hear Nye Of Program At Panhellenic Event Members of Kappa Chapter The Indianapolis Altrusa of Delta Sigma Kappa Sorority will meet at 8 o'clock Tues Club will meet at noon April 5 in the Sheraton-Lincoln A skit, "The Ages of Wom Hotel.

Richard C. Nye of the Indi en," will be featured at Tuesday's "Afternoon with Panhel- anapolis Chamber of Com lenic" in Krannert Room of merce will speak on "Our HONEST-TO-PEPSI TASTE Enjoy all you want, it's sugar free, less than a calorie in a big 1 6-oz. bottle. Clowes Hall. Changing City." Cast members for the 1 Members of the committee day night in the home of Mrs.

Meredith E. Luther, 8909 Maple Hill Drive, Wanamaker. A coed party is planned at 7:30 o'clock the night of April 2 in the Acton firehouse. Newly elected officers of the chapter are Mrs. Guy Se-crest, president; Mrs.

Darrell Philpott, vice-president, and Mrs. Luther and Mrs. T. M. Thomas, secretaries.

'clock program, sponsored bv 1 i i 1 aiu fin 1 for the meeting are Miss the Indianapolis Panhellenic Marian E. White, chairman Association, will be Mrs. Bruce i r-vTThr ill i 1 -1 j- jV Mrs. Fred Ranney, Mrs. John Garrett, Mrs.

Garfield Hawley, B. Melchert, Mrs. Robert J. Myers Mrs. Dale Hutchine and Mrs.

John B. Rink. Mrs. James Richwine. Mrs Paul Robb, Mrs.

Leroy Wag About 7,000 women in the 1: 1- goner, Miss Lucy Branch, Miss Cleo Kinnaman and Miss Mary Musicale To Follow R'gg. jnuianapons area who are members of the Panhellenic- affiliated sororities, are invit- 1 ed. Mrs. Gregory L. Smith in Propylaeum Buffet pf pi 'pi'75ri K7i SUGAR gfT III MA FREE lUhA UDET PEPSI Modeled In Soap Before the Skew Arch Bridge A musical program will fol- -v low a 5:30 o'clock buffet next Sunday in the Propyla was built in Reading, more than 100 years ago, the I PEPSI eum.

Sisters, Mrs. Leo Rappa- designer first constructed a model from soap. The span chairman of the annual affair. Glove-Washing Tip By laundering your washable leather gloves in cold water, and using a cold-water detergent such as those used for woolens, your gloves will dry soft and will be easier to put on. port and Mrs.

Stephen Rech- was later dubbed the "soap toris, will present piano and organ duets. Mrs. Weslev ll Lm itw 1 1 fir and whisky bridge" because some of the stone masons were paid with that liquid re Carter, Michael Moss and Bottled by the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Indianapolis. Indiana under appointment of PepsiCo, Inc.

N.Y., N.Y. ADROIT UOODCARVTNG IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER PERIOD Block Stair Posts Have Flower Designs And Beading Robert Jacks will assist with the program. freshment..