[Leica] Victorian House in Churubusco

[Don Dory]

I suspect that the porch was added later.  The door lines up Ok for an old
house with the upper story windows.  Remember, these houses were built by
one individual from start to finish so can be very idiosyncratic.  Also
property owner/buyers may have tastes.

On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 3:27 PM Christopher Crawford <
chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:

> Yep, I know how to photograph architecture :D
>
> I was centered, but the house's parts are really misaligned. This is
> actually quite common. Strange, because the house is large and highly
> decorated, which indicates it was built for someone relatively wealthy.
> You'd think that for the money it cost to build it, they could have
> designed it more carefully?
>
>
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> On 2/1/19, 2:53 PM, "LUG on behalf of Howard Ritter" <lug-bounces+chris=
> chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of hlritter at bex.net>
> wrote:
>
>     No, if you look at the columns and other features of the portico and
> steps, it’s clear that Chris was standing dead-center. The door is offset
> well to the right and, strangely, the second floor is, too – but by a
> lesser amount! None of the three elements lines up with either of the
> others. Very odd.
>
>     —howard
>
>     > On Feb1, 2019, at 1444, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
>     >
>     > Or they do, and the photog did not stand where it showed?
>     >
>     >
>     > Amities
>     >
>     > Philippe
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >> Le 1 févr. 2019 à 18:00, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> a écrit :
>     >>
>     >> Yes, not only is the door off-kilter, but the porch and stairs don't
>     >> line up with the door or the rest of the house.  crazy.
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> Regards,
>     >>
>     >> Sonny
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>     >>
>     >> On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 9:02 AM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>     >>>
>     >>> Nice one, Chris.
>     >>> It's a pity the architect didn't align the front door as well as
> you
>     >>> might have. The off centre look does the house no favours.
> However, it's
>     >>> an intriguing place and you mentioned Victorian in your
> description so I
>     >>> had to find it on my close friend Google maps to see its
> surroundings.
>     >>> 3945 Churubusco throws up up some interesting stuff including
> price and
>     >>> a lot of interior shots. I see it was built in 1908, so over here
> it
>     >>> would be called Edwardian as Queen Victoria died in 1901 to be
> replaced
>     >>> by her son Edward. It's good to see it survives as despite houses
> being
>     >>> put on historical registers, they somehow manage to get knocked
> down or
>     >>> altered terribly.
>     >>>
>     >>> Douglas
>     >>>
>     >>> On 31/01/2019 23:45, Christopher Crawford wrote:
>     >>>> I photographed this beautiful old house last summer in the small
> town of Churubusco, Indiana. Two little kids bikes sit on the front porch.
>     >>>>
>     >>>>
>     >>>>
>     >>>> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=3069
>     >>>>
>     >>>>
>     >>>>
>     >>>>
>     >>>>
>     >>>
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Don
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