Henry French House

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Location217 E. High St., Jeffersonville, Indiana
Coordinates 38°16′49″N85°43′16″W / 38.28028°N 85.72111°W / 38.28028; -85.72111 Coordinates: 38°16′49″N85°43′16″W / 38.28028°N 85.72111°W / 38.28028; -85.72111
Arealess than one acre
Built1832 (1832)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Federal, I-house
NRHP reference No. 89000772 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 29, 1989

The Henry French House, also known as the Salmon-French House, is a historic house located in the Port Fulton area of Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana in the United States. It was built about 1832, and is a two-story, Federal style brick dwelling with a rear ell added about 1839 to form an I-house. It has some Colonial Revival style design elements. [2] :2

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Henry French

Henry French (born December 19, 1812, in Philadelphia – May 4, 1878) was one of the first steamboat builders in the area. Between himself, his father Daniel French, and his brothers William and George, twenty steamboats were built at Port Fulton. Eventually, his business was swallowed by the larger Howard enterprise. [2] :3

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In 1989, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [1] It is a private residence, and the current occupants have renovated it in a fashion similar to its original state.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01.Note: This includes Douglas L. Stern (October 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Henry French House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.