3747 Watson Road

Year Built: c. 1936

Architecture Style: Art Moderne

Key Features:

• Painted brick exterior
• Hipped roof and no eaves
• Dentil moldings at the roofline
• Faux shutters around windows
• Antique wrought iron trim
• Walled garden at the rear

With only two bedrooms, this one-story residence is one of the smaller homes on Watson Road. It's also one of the most unusual in appearance for the neighborhood. Over the years, its style has also been described in newspaper articles as Mediterranean, French Regency Revival, International, Art Deco, Eclectic, and International. The first owners, John W. and Cecile Van Wert, purchased the lot in 1934 but did not build the house until 1936; the couple first appeared at this address in the 1937 Indianapolis City Directory. A later owner, Mary Stuart Bowser, was an interior designer and a member of the American Institute of Interior Designers.
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