Eli Hoover House and Confectionary

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Eli Hoover House and Confectionery
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Eli Hoover House, January 2012
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Location316 W. Main St., Muncie, Indiana
Coordinates 40°11′38″N85°23′21″W / 40.19389°N 85.38917°W / 40.19389; -85.38917 Coordinates: 40°11′38″N85°23′21″W / 40.19389°N 85.38917°W / 40.19389; -85.38917
Arealess than one acre
Built1899 (1899)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS Downtown Muncie MRA
NRHP reference No. 88002128 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1988

Eli Hoover House and Confectionery is a historic home and confectionery located at Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. The house was built in 1899, and is a 2+12-story, Queen Anne style red brick dwelling with limestone detailing. [2] It has a multiple gable roof, corner entrance, and slate fishscale shingles on the gable ends. It was originally built for residential and commercial purposes. [3] :80–81

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [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. Eli Hoover House and Confectionery National Park Service document
  3. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01.Note: This includes Gary R. Rice; Lenny Lepola; Gretchen Bookout Cheesman; Paul C. Diebiold (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Muncie MRA" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.