Francesconi House - Martinsville, Indiana
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BruceS
N 39° 25.615 W 086° 25.058
16S E 550123 N 4364315
Historic house in the East Washington Street Historic District in Martinsville, Indiana
Waymark Code: WM7BYA
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2009
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"Francesconi House, 910 East Washington Street, Composite Cottage, c.1910
This is a one-and-a-half story wood frame house with clapboard siding. The roof is multi-gabled.
The foundation is rusticated concrete block. A wood, columned porch extends the width of the
facade. Windows are double-hung, wood, with one light in each sash. Windows have wood
surrounds with a simple molding on the top. The main entry is roughly in the center of the
principle (south) facade. The door is paneled wood and glass. To the rear of the property, at 39
North St. Clair Street, is a one-story, wood frame store. The store originally was attached to the
rear of the house. It was moved to its current location in 1932.
The Louis and Niccolina Francesconi family lived in this house since at least 1922. Louis was a
chef at the Home Lawn for many years. Their son, Frank, was also a chef at the sanitarium. The
building behind the house was formerly the Francesconi grocery and deli, a popular commercial
establishment in Martinsville" - Historic District Nomination Form