Harry A. Keplinger House

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Harry A. Keplinger House
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Harry A. Keplinger House, January 2014
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Location235 W. Creighton Ave., Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates 41°3′51″N85°8′25″W / 41.06417°N 85.14028°W / 41.06417; -85.14028 Coordinates: 41°3′51″N85°8′25″W / 41.06417°N 85.14028°W / 41.06417; -85.14028
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1893 (1893)
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 83000048 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 1, 1983

Harry A. Keplinger House is a historic home located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was built about 1893, and is a 2+12-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style brick dwelling with a rock-faced stone foundation. It features a steeply pitched roof and dormers, round two-story towers at each of the front corners with conical roofs, and a one-story front porch connecting the two towers. It was built by Harry A. Keplinger, a prominent turn-of-the-20th century businessman. [2] :2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01.Note: This includes Paul and Marian Fremion (August 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Harry A. Keplinger House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.