416 W Smokey Row Rd Carmel, Indiana United States

Benjamin Chappel House

Construction date: approximate 1840*

Current name:

Edward and Marcia Freeland House

Architect:

Benjamin Chappel

Builder:

Benjamin Chappel

Style:

I-house, Federal

Historical Summary:

The Chappel family relocated to Clay Township from Virginia. According to local lore, they built a replica of their home back in Virginia.

 

Status of Historic Designation:

Not currently designated at national, state, or local level

Rating or Rank:

Notable

Architectural Description:

This is a 2-story, 5-bay house in the Federal style built ca. 1840. The structural system is masonry. The foundation is stone. Exterior walls are original brick and original brick. The building has a side gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with open cornice. There are two offset left, front and rear slope, brick chimneys and two offset right, front and rear slope chimneys. Typical of Federal style architecture the house features a pair of brick chimneys at each end of the house. Windows are original wood, 4/4 double-hung sashes. There is a two-story, full-span portico characterized by a flat roof clad in rubberized/asphalt composite with round wood posts on square concrete piers. The façade features a full-length portico. There is a single-story, side, brick enclosed porch addition. The owner built an enclosed porch on the side of the house The primary entryway is located in the center of the façade.

* Date source: Hamilton County GIS

Description generated by RuskinARC.