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There's a concise booklet in the Indiana Room in Noblesville that is a good overview of Victorian Commercial Architecture throughout the state, including a simple annotated drawing of many common architectural features across the myriad Victorian-era styles.
Victorian Commercial Architecture in Indiana, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, 1978
From another book there, I also uncovered the origin of the "Zionsville Theme." It would appear to be a term that was birthed during the 1960s era revival of downtown.
"Shop proprietors ad building owners agreed to adopt a theme for the downtown in an effort to create a unique atmostphere. Storefronts were reconstructed in Colonial and Early American formats through private investment. . . . Most new construction was built largely in conformity with the artificially created image."(Centers of Attention: Indiana's Downtowns. State Planning Services Agy, 1980. pp 20-21)
Jeremy C. Fretts
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