Charles Sweeton House

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Charles Sweeton House
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Charles Sweeton House, December 2011
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Location8700 Old State Rd., north of Evansville, Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°3′30″N87°33′43″W / 38.05833°N 87.56194°W / 38.05833; -87.56194
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1888 (1888), 1926
ArchitectJamison, Walter; Meier, Jacob and Walter
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 05000196 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 25, 2005

Charles Sweeton House, also known as Mount Pleasant School, is a historic home located in Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. The original two-room brick Mount Pleasant schoolhouse was built in 1888, and remodeled and expanded in 1926 into a two-story, Bungalow style private residence. The exterior is sheathed in stucco and the front facade features a full-width one-story porch with Doric order columns and a central eyebrow arch. [2] :6

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 August 1, 2016.Note: This includes Harold and Joyce Gourley (November 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Charles Sweeton House" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs