Col. Isaac C. Elston House

Col. Isaac C. Elston House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Elston House
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Location	400 E. Pike St., Crawfordsville, Indiana
Coordinates	40°2′26″N86°53′40″W / 40.04056°N 86.89444°W / 40.04056; -86.89444
Area	1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built	1882 (1882)
Architectural style	Stick/Eastlake, Eastern Stick
NRHP reference No.	82000025 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 15, 1982

The Col. Isaac C. Elston House, also known as Elston Homestead, is a historic home located at Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States. It was the home of Maj. Isaac Compton Elston, who fought in the War of 1812 and the Black Hawk War. When he was 39, he moved to Indiana and became a frontier merchant, banker and financier. His house was given to Wabash College by his grandson, Isaac Compton Elston Jr. (1873–1964) and is now used as the President's home. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ^[1] It is located in the Elston Grove Historic District.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016.Note: This includes Mrs. Remley Herr (October 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Maj. Isaac C. Elston House" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.

External links

• Wabash College entry on building