Schnull-Rothschild Building (facade) (Indianapolis, Indiana) | place with historical importance, 1860s construction

 place with historical importance, draw only border, 1860s construction

Henry Schnull, the “father of the Wholesale District”, built this commercial structure as a rental property in 1866-67. It housed a variety of wholesale businesses over time and was part of Schnull’s plan to establish the Wholesale District along South Meridian Street.

Originally constructed, it was part of a 3-story commercial block, and indistinguishable from its neighbor to the south (House of Crane) at 124-126 South Meridian Street. The fourth floor was added early in the twentieth century.
On July 27, 1866 Edward Beck, had secured the right “to erect a building of brick and masonry work,” to share the design of its facade with the building to its north, which was built by Schnull. The wholesale grocery firm of Kothe, Welles, and Bauer Company (Ko-We-Ba) moved from 124-126 South Meridian where it had been since 1898 to South Delaware St. It was succeeded in 1911 by “The House of Crane,” cigar wholesalers.

Both buildings were demolished to make room for the Circle Centre Mall, but the facades were dismantled, restored, reconstructed and integrated into the Nordstrom Block.