Trudell Bell Residence - 3335 Washington Boulevard

Year Built: 1914

Architectural Style: American Foursquare with Prairie Influence

- Key Features:

• Central Hipped Dormer
• Large Windows
• Side Porch With Slab Roof

William Langsenkamp Jr and his wife, Ida, lived in this house from 1914 until at least the Great Depression. Langsenkamp and his brother Henry co-founded Langsenkamp Brothers Brass Works in 1895.

By 1974 this home had sat vacant for over 10 years and was slated for demolition. Organic chemist Brenda Trudell Bell purchased the home to be closer to aging grandparents two house north of her. At the time Brenda was in Pharmaceutical Sales with Lilly after breaking the glass ceiling as the organization's first African American research chemist. Lilly noticed Brenda's work on anti-malaria drugs in the late 60s when she was an organic chem graduate student research assistant at Purdue University. Brenda was one of the first black females to break the color barrier in chemistry at Purdue and has done significant work on four US patents. Now retired, she enjoys mentoring area youth on the importance of science and strong mentors.