-Credits-
TLP Collabs-
Treasured- The Places, Yes (R), It's About Time-Yesterday (R)
Paula Kesselring- Winter Days (R)
La Belle Vie Designs- Beach Baby (doily)
Bella Gypsy- Winter Candyland (string)
Journaling~
James Franklin Doughty Lanier was one of Madison’s pioneers. His activities in banking and railroad development made him one of the
most important figures in Indiana’s history. Lanier moved to Madison in 1817 where he practiced law and served as clerk of the Indiana
General Assembly in the 1820s. By 1834, he’d became president of the Madison Branch of the State Bank of Indiana and was a major investor
in Indiana’s first railroad. Lanier’s business success allowed him to hire Madison architect Francis Costigan to design and build the
grandest residence in Madison, which was completed in 1844. Costigan designed the mansion with many Greek Revival features.
These include its square plan, the full façade porch on the south elevation, the Corinthian columns on the south portico, the Doric
pilasters that appear on several locations on the exterior, the massive exterior entablature and dentilated cornice, the ornamental
anthemia, the ornamental pediments over the windows and doors, and the Ionic columns that separate the double parlors on the first floor.
The mansion is considered to be the crown jewel of Madison's historic district.
