Laserfiche WebLink
Despite the many alterations to the structures, as a group they have retained the "feeling" <br />of an early twentieth-century neighborhood. <br />Standard criteria also suggest designating groups of structures that are "associated with <br />significant people, local or otherwise."[ 11 ] This neighborhood from the beginning has <br />been associated with significant local individuals. Among them are the developers <br />mentioned above — Clem Studebaker, I.B. Birdsell, Albert Cushing, Eli Wade and Charles <br />T. Lindsey. In addition, the neighborhood was home to numerous professionals, <br />businessmen and craftsmen including a tailor, jeweler, grocer, and postal superintendent. <br />In addition to these were Ira M. Ullery, Deputy County Treasurer; Frank Gooley, grocery <br />store owner; Clair Levy, of Levy Brothers; August Neuwerth, carpenter and Samuel <br />Boville, carpenter with Indiana Lumber Company. Most of which either constructed their <br />own houses or hired local contractors, such as, the Indiana Lumber Company. <br />Overall, as with any local historic neighborhood, it is the neighborhood's "portrayal" of <br />the era that is most relevant in determining its significance. For "Cushing Street," it is its <br />consistency over time as a middle-class residential area and its retention of the original <br />material culture and character of the place that make it a good example for understanding <br />local historical and cultural development. <br />Conclusion #3 <br />The area presently is made up of 44 houses (or doubles) and ancillary structures. The <br />most recently published (1993) Indiana Sites and Structures Inventory identified 27 <br />contributing structures within these proposed boundaries, approximately 60% of the <br />total. However, 99% of the properties are over 50 years of age and therefore potentially <br />contributing after rehabilitation. <br />As a whole the area retains sufficient numbers of contributing structures in close enough <br />proximity, to warrant designation. In addition, all of the structures now considered as <br />noncontributing could be restored to their original appearance with some rehabilitation, if <br />the owners so desired. <br />Rhonda Saunders, Assistant Director <br />