William R. Gant Farm

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William R. Gant Farm
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William R. Gant Farmhouse, December 2011
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Location5890 S175E, south of Columbus, Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°08′48″N85°52′47″W / 39.14667°N 85.87972°W / 39.14667; -85.87972 Coordinates: 39°08′48″N85°52′47″W / 39.14667°N 85.87972°W / 39.14667; -85.87972
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1864 (1864)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Transverse frame barn
NRHP reference No. 00001134 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 2000

William R. Gant Farm is a historic home and farm located at Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. The house was built about 1864, and is a two-story, vernacular Greek Revival style brick dwelling with a Federal style rear ell. Also on the property is a contributing traverse-frame barn dated to the early-20th century. [2] :5)

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [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 Carl E. Kramer (April 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William R. Gant Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.