Wieboldt-Rostone House
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Wieboldt-Rostone House | |
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Wiebolt-Rostone House, front elevation taken from Lakeview Road. | |
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| Location | 208 Lake Front Dr., Beverly Shores, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°41′3″N 87°0′6″W / 41.68417°N 87.00167°WCoordinates: 41°41′3″N 87°0′6″W / 41.68417°N 87.00167°W |
| Built | 1933 |
| Architect | Scholer,Walter; Et al. |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Part of | Beverly Shores-Century of Progress Architectural District (#86001472) |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1986[1] |
The Wieboldt-Rostone House is a house that was built in 1933. Framed in steel and clad with an artificial stone called Rostone (Limestone, shale and alkali). Billed as never needing repairs, it only lasted until the 1950s.[2]
Intended to showcase a new building material of limestone waste and shale, the Rostone House was the product of Rostone, Inc., of Lafayette, Indiana, and the Indiana Bridge Company Construction was simplified by the completion of most design and fabrication work at a factory. The panels would be precast to the correct sizes needed for a specific project. Each panel came with pre-set nuts, that would be used to bolt the panel onto the steel frame. Both the interior and exterior walls were designed this way.[3] The house was designed by Indiana Architect Walter Scholer.
Move to Beverly Shores
Robert Bartlett's purchased the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition houses in 1935 and hired Civil Engineers, Ltd of Chicago to move them to Beverly Shores. The Rostone House was placed on the lakefront with it expansive windows facing the lake.[4]
Restoration efforts
Restoration efforts on the Wiebolt-Rostone House were started in 1997, with the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana searching for potential lessees to restore the building.[3]
See also
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
- List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ Cultural Sites of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore; National Park Service, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore; Porter, Indiana
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Images of America; Beverly Shores, A Suburban Dune Resort, Jim Morrow; Arcadia Press, Chicago, Illinois, 2001, pg 98
- ↑ ibid Morrow, pg 98
External links
- Encyclopedia of Chicago history
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Century of Progress Historic District
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