West Lafayette, Indiana
From the Topping Era: 1911 - 1955
As featured on
"Preserve Historic Lafayette"
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| ~ A House Where All's Accustomed, Ceremonious ~
Until seeing this photo, we never knew about the balustrade outside the third floor window. It would be fun to re-concstruct that feature! |
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| A Gathering on the Front Steps
It looks like a little child -- maybe the boy from previous photo -- is sitting on Grandmother's lap. I don't see any ice or snow, but I do see a sled! |
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| You can see the barn behind the house,
and also the neighbor's barn, to the south / left; neither barn exists today -- but the houses do! |
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| The north side of the house,
with fledgling trees, probably around 1920. |
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| A summer view of the north facade,
probably around 1930, judging by how much the trees have grown. |
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| I wish we could see more clearly
the woman standing here so proudly in front of her beautiful home! The oak tree, grows more robust in each photo. Today it dominates: The Tree Wins! |
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| Professor Alanson Niles Topping ((R) & Son,
standing near the front door. The dotted swag decoration above the porch is still the same today. |
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| Professor Alanson Niles Topping (R), and others,
standing near the back door. |
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| The south side of the house,
a few steps from the back door, looking east, toward the front of the house. Resting pup in lower left! |
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| A good view of the back
of the house, especially the upstairs windows. |
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| A great backyard for family fun! |
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| Two back windows & the backporch door. |
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| An enterprising young man, building a dog house,
in front of the "new" garage, built from salvaged lumber after the barn (see 3rd photo up above) was dismantled. |
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| A new bike!
To the left of the 2 back windows, you catch a glimpse of the neighboring house to the north. |
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| A new wagon!
And a clear view of the neighboring house to the north. If only that lovely porch was still there, but alas it is not. |
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| So many interesting elements here:
graduation robes, wheelbarrow, storm windows, photo friendly puppy dog; and, somewhat obscured by shrubbery, a view of the neighboring house to the south. |
To be continued . . .
on my recent posts
"Over a Hundred Years of Living"
&
"The Conscious Being of the House"
@The Fortnightly Kitti Carriker
A literary blog of connection & coincidence;
custom & ceremony
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