Josephus Wolf House

The house was built of brick by German bricklayers. The walls are double thick using a common bond. On the interior, the walls are covered using plaster and lath. The sills, lintels and keystones around the openings are made of Indiana limestone.^[3]

The main feature of the house is the full-width front porch on the west side. There are significant feature in the molding as the ceiling mimics the eaves of the house and the rails and balusters wrap around the porch and are mimicked on the house side as well.^[3] The cupola is located over the center of the house and has two windows on each side. The windows are single pane, double hung with a rope trim.^[3]

The back of the house, the west side, includes a garage, previously a carriage house and is original. The exterior is simpler than that of the house. The original doorway has been bricked shut, but is still visible by the presence of the keystone and the brick arch.^[3]

The first floor is arranged along the east–west entrance hall. The main doorway is a double door off the porch. The first floor ceiling is 12 feet (3.7 m) high in the main part of the house. The floor is red oak with seven doors leading into adjacent rooms. On the left (south) is the double parlor, which includes the front parlor and the dining room. These are connected by an archway.^[3] On the right (north) is the library and the stairway to the second floor. Behind the stairway on the right is a bath and a closet.^[3] Across the end of the entry hall is the Great Room, spanning the entire width of the house. Originally, the great room was two dining rooms. In the 1930s the dividing wall was removed. The Great Room provides access to the South Porch, the Kitchen and the rear stairway to the second floor.^[3]

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  Second floor layout
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  Main door

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