Barney Sablotney House, Historic residence in Gary, Indiana, United States.
The Barney Sablotney House is a two-and-a-half-story frame dwelling in Gary, Indiana, five bays wide and two bays deep, sheathed in yellow glazed brick. One-story wings flank the main block on both sides.
Built in 1928, the Barney Sablotney House is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay by two-bay Colonial Revival frame dwelling in Gary, Indiana, sheathed in yellow glazed brick, with one-story wings flanking the main block. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
The residence shows how prosperous families lived during Gary's industrial boom, reflecting the wealth that factories and steel mills brought to the city. The yellow brick and careful design reveal that the owner valued quality and appearance.
The house stands in a residential section of Gary, Indiana, at the coordinates 41.53306, -87.34250. It is a private home with no public interior access, so viewing is from the street and sidewalk only. The one-story side wings and the main block are best seen from the front facade.
The yellow glazed brick surface is uncommon for this type of building and gives the house a distinctive appearance among the surrounding homes. This special brick treatment was a sign of wealth and artistic taste in the 1920s.
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