Wieboldt-Rostone House | |
 Beachfront facade | |
 Interactive map of the house (marked in red) among the others in the district | |
| 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°W |
| Built | 1933 |
| Architect | Scholer, Walter; Et al. |
| Part of | Beverly Shores-Century of Progress Architectural District (ID86001472) |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1986[1] |
The Wieboldt-Rostone House is a historic building in the Century of Progress Architectural District in Beverly Shores, Indiana. The home 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 without renovations 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.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Cultural Sites of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore; National Park Service, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore; Porter, Indiana
- ^ Images of America; Beverly Shores, A Suburban Dune Resort, Jim Morrow; Arcadia Press, Chicago, Illinois, 2001, pg 98
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