▁Schmidt - Sch af ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Pro py la e um ▁association , ▁the ▁property ' s ▁current ▁owner , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁The ▁Pro py la e um ' s ▁tea ▁room ▁opened ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁remains ▁in ▁operation . ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁the ▁Pro py la e um ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁set ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁scenes ▁in ▁the ▁moving ▁picture , ▁E ight ▁Men ▁Out ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁although ▁the ▁home ' s ▁inter iors ▁were ▁significantly ▁alter ed ▁during ▁film ing . ▁The ▁Indiana ▁Historical ▁Bureau ▁ere cted ▁a ▁state ▁historical ▁marker ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Building ▁description ▁Form er ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁art ▁historian ▁Wil bur ▁Pe at ▁described ▁the ▁building ' s ▁architecture ▁as ▁a ▁Ne o - Jac obe an ▁style , ▁which ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁an ▁irregular - sh aped ▁floor ▁plan , ▁project ing ▁wall ▁sections ▁and ▁b ays , ▁a ▁hi pped ▁roof , ▁exp ans ive ▁ver anda , ▁multiple ▁g ables , ▁and ▁prominent ▁chim ne ys . ▁The ▁architecture ▁of ▁medieval ▁England , ▁especially ▁T ud or - ▁and ▁Jacob e an - style ▁homes ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁Europe ▁have ▁influenced ▁this ▁style . ▁The ▁Pro py la e