Window Treatment Across Oliver Johnson's Woods, Meridian-Kessler

Local Window Treatment Experience in Oliver Johnson's Woods

Housing and window planning in Oliver Johnson's Woods

The 1905 plat lined the subdivision with four wide, boulevard like streets, and large houses on large lots followed, built in Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Arts and Crafts, American Foursquare and Prairie School styles. William F. Nelson, who worked as both architect and general contractor, built many of the Colonial Revival houses. Houses on Central Avenue from the 1920s run about 2,200 to 2,650 square feet on lots of about 8,300 to 10,700 square feet, and their exteriors range from brick to wood siding. Most of the district was built before World War II, so the houses share deep porches and tall first floors.

The neighborhood's housing gives us a starting point for the visit. We'll still measure your house individually, including any openings that have changed during an update. If you're replacing windows as part of the project, let us know before the treatments are ordered so the plan can use the finished frames.

What to check at the windows in Oliver Johnson's Woods

Double hung wood windows were the standard on Colonial Revival and Foursquare houses of this period, and many of the older houses here still have them. Prairie School and Arts and Crafts designs tend to group their windows in bands of two or three, which the crew treats as one wide opening so a shade or drapery panel covers the run evenly. Some Central Avenue houses have daylight windows in the basement, and others have a basement egress window, which needs a treatment that clears the hinge and keeps the exit path open. Sash this old can sit slightly out of square, so every opening is measured on its own.

We'll look at the way light enters your Oliver Johnson's Woods rooms and check how the windows operate. The treatment needs to suit the opening when it's lowered and when it's raised. That includes the space for the hardware and the access you'll need to use the window.

Products to compare for your Oliver Johnson's Woods home

These are options to discuss during your Oliver Johnson's Woods consultation. We'll narrow the choice after seeing the glass and learning which rooms you're working on. You can review a coordinated plan for the house or start with the rooms that need attention first.

Around Oliver Johnson's Woods in Meridian-Kessler

Park Avenue runs between Central and College Avenues, and 44th and 46th Streets close the district on the south and north. The Johnson-Denny House at 4456 North Park Avenue is the district's oldest building, and the whole district sits on the National Register. Washington Park lies a few blocks to the southwest and Forest Hills about a mile north. The district is inside Indianapolis Public Schools, and Shortridge High School serves the upper grades for the neighborhood.

Association checks in Oliver Johnson's Woods

The National Register lists the district, which is federal recognition with no design board attached, and the houses carry no homeowners association dues. The Meridian-Kessler Neighborhood Association, formed in 1965, is the area wide group. The crew checks with it before ordering anything that shows from the street, so a district house keeps the look its neighbors expect.

Window Treatment Services in Oliver Johnson's Woods

Every service Meridian-Kessler Window Treatments offers across Meridian-Kessler is available to Oliver Johnson's Woods homeowners.

Meridian-Kessler Area Coverage

Oliver Johnson's Woods is one of several Meridian-Kessler communities we serve. We measure and install across Meridian-Kessler, Marion County, and surrounding areas.

Oliver Johnson's Woods Window Treatment FAQ

Questions we hear most often from Oliver Johnson's Woods homeowners.