Andrew Nicholson Farmstead

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Andrew Nicholson Farmstead
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Andrew Nicholson Farmstead, December 2011
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Location12095 E. State Road 550, northwest of Wheatland, Indiana, Steen Township, Knox County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°40′08″N87°19′00″W / 38.66889°N 87.31667°W / 38.66889; -87.31667
Area6.5 acres (2.6 ha)
Built1863 (1863)
Built byStarner & Heidicher
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 05000606 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 17, 2005

Andrew Nicholson Farmstead is a historic home and farm located in Steen Township, Knox County, Indiana. The house was built in 1863, and is a two-story, five-bay, vernacular Greek Revival style brick I-house. An addition to the rear ell was made in 1909. Also on the property are the contributing English barn (1905), garage (1920s), corn crib (1937), and milk house, smokehouse and fruit house ruins (1863). [2] :5,12

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [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 2016-05-01.Note: This includes Tom and Sherry Burnett (February 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Andrew Nicholson Farmstead" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01., Interim report, layout, and Accompanying photographs.