Homestead Hotel (West Baden Springs, Indiana)

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Homestead Hotel
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LocationIN 56 between Ballard and First Sts., West Baden Springs, Indiana
Coordinates 38°34′0″N86°36′50″W / 38.56667°N 86.61389°W / 38.56667; -86.61389
Arealess than one acre
Built1913 (1913)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 98001057 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1998

Homestead Hotel, also known as the West Baden Springs Hotel, is a historic hotel building located at West Baden Springs, Orange County, Indiana. It was built in 1913, and is a three-story, L-shaped, Classical Revival style brick building. It consists of a 22-bay main block connected to a two-story rear wing by a one-story solarium with a 1+12-story cubicle pavilion. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [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 2016-06-01.Note: This includes Camilla Deiber (August 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Homestead Hotel" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.