A True Starter Home in Columbus, Indiana, Nods to Nearby Buildings by 20th-Century Masters

The idea for Columbus House No. 1, a modest, single-level home near downtown Columbus, Indiana, began when local resident Nick Slabaugh spotted a vacant lot for sale that he thought he could develop. He bought it, and—after an introduction by his friend Jonathan Nesci, a well-known designer also based there—called on Chicago architect Grant Gibson to, as the latter describes it, "introduce a new type of house" to the area.