Breezedale

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LocationIndiana University of Pennsylvania campus, Indiana, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°37′11″N79°9′23″W / 40.61972°N 79.15639°W / 40.61972; -79.15639 Coordinates: 40°37′11″N79°9′23″W / 40.61972°N 79.15639°W / 40.61972; -79.15639
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1865-1868
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 79002238 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 1979

"Breezedale", also known as Sutton-Elkin House, is a historic home located on the campus of Indiana University of Pennsylvania at Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1865 and 1868, and has a 2+12-story, brick main building, 20 feet by 30 feet, in a Late Victorian-Italianate-style. Attached to the main section are a 12 feet by 18 feet wood addition, and two brick extensions. It features a classic portico and cupola. The building has been used as a dormitory and for classroom space, since being a part of the university after 1915. [2] It is now home to Breezedale Alumni Center.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [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. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Robert C. Wilburn (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Breezedale" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-04.