Cedar Point Farm

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Cedar Point Farm

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Cedar Point Farm, January 2011
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Location 8185 E. State Road 252, west of Morgantown, Jackson Township, Morgan County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°22′14″N86°16′47″W / 39.37056°N 86.27972°W / 39.37056; -86.27972 Coordinates: 39°22′14″N86°16′47″W / 39.37056°N 86.27972°W / 39.37056; -86.27972
Area 210 acres (85 ha)
Built 1853 (1853)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 03000148 [1]
Added to NRHP March 26, 2003

Cedar Point Farm is a historic home and farm located in Jackson Township, Morgan County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built in 1853, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style brick I-house with a side gable roof. It features a two-story, full width front porch. Also on the property are the contributing summer house / summer kitchen, woodshed / smokehouse, English barn, cattle / tromp shed, double corn crib, tractor shed, garage, granary with sheds, privy, hen house, dog house, a wind mill pump, and two hand water pumps. [2] :5, 7

Jackson Township, Morgan County, Indiana Township in Indiana, United States

Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,439 and it contained 1,437 housing units.

Morgan County, Indiana County in the United States

Morgan County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 68,894. The county seat is Martinsville.

Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01.Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (February 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cedar Point Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01..