her 6,2005 INDEPTH

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mce the architecture and interiors
ly 1900s firsthand by taking one
jrs sponsored by Historic Land-
mdation of Indiana in conjunction
ndianapolis Museum of Art.
Meridian Park and Irvington are
d by two guided half-day tours
taking place Oct. 15
and 23.
"All of the houses
were constructed be-
tween 1905 and
1930," Heritage Tour-
ism Assistant Kelly
Siegert said. "One of
the Irvington homes is
quite well known —
the house of artist
Clifton Wheeler, who
icher at the Herron School of Art."
$60, $55 if you're a Historic Land-
IMA member.
w.historiclandmarks.org.
Living large: A view of the living room of Zach Adamson's
Holy Cross neighborhood home.

Ripple's bungalows
lisch, bungalow enthusiast and co-
of the first-ever Broad Ripple
\i Tour, wants everyone to know
of the bungalow.
;'s no wasted space," she said. "If
s a nook or a cranny, they put a
i it, or a shelf."
|alow" refers not to a style of
cording to Zilisch, but to the struc-
;. Bungalows normally have one or
a-half stories and are "designed to
hough they're coming out of the
- like a mushroom."
I's inspiration for the tour came
irs ago during a Meridian-Kessler
jr. Noting the smaller homes she
decided to showcase Broad Rip-
i-challenged treasures. Nine homes
ween 1910 and 1941 will be
ict. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
omes on the tour are 6170, 6131,
i 6021 Carrollton; 6202 Haverford;
J 6178 Norwaldo; 6040 and 5944
i.
may be purchased for $10 at any
iur homes on the day of the tour.
n in advance at any Old National
$8.
11(317)336-7445.
buddies
15 marks the Halloween-themed
Home Neighborhood Block Party.
is include a street dance, food and
fun.
At St. Clair and Dorman streets,
i to 11 p.m. Oct. 15.
$5, free for kids 12 and under.
ww.cottagehomeinfo.com.
Dog days: Zach Adamson and his dog Zeus take a break on the front steps of Kitchen of distinction: Zach Adamson shows off the refur-
Adamson's home in the Holy Cross neighborhood. bished kitchen of his 112-year-old home.
Valenti has seen a lot of progress glected properties.
Neighborhood during that time, but he said there's "It shows 'em how to do it," he said.
from page 29 more to be done. "It changes them just a little bit."
"One of our biggest goals is more
home ownership in place of our absen- Little Flower's budding activity
can walk Downtown from here." Morris Schefcik, 41, is serious about
Zach Adamson, 34, wasn't looking tee landlords," Valenti said.
He and his neighbors take matters his front porch. It was part of what at-
for views but for a good investment tracted him to the Little Flower bunga-
property when he moved into Holy into their own hands, cleaning up ne-
Cross-Westminster three years ago. In-
stead, he fell in love with "the unparal-
leled charm and character of the
neighborhood" and purchased the 112-
year-old home he lives in.
"It's an ongoing project," he said,
citing 12-foot ceilings, French doors
and amazing woodwork as reasons to
stay on the renovation job.
Adamson lived hi the neighborhood
hi its rehabilitation infancy, moving
into an apartment there IS years ago.
"At that tune it had just started de-
veloping," he recalled. "They were
breaking up the homes into apart-
ments. Now they're condos or single-
family homes, and that area is gor-
geous."
Adamson and Valenti are making
sure good things continue to happen in
then- neighborhood. Adamson serves
on the boards of three neighborhood
organizations, and for the past five
years, Valenti has served as president
of the Holy Cross-Westminster Neigh- French appeal: Zach Adamson managed to preserve much of his home's old-fashioned charm
borhood Association. when restoring it, including the French doors in the dining room and master bedroom.