Falley Home

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Falley Home
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Falley Home, November 2009
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Location601 New York St., Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates 40°24′52″N86°53′24″W / 40.41444°N 86.89000°W / 40.41444; -86.89000 Coordinates: 40°24′52″N86°53′24″W / 40.41444°N 86.89000°W / 40.41444; -86.89000
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1863 (1863)
Architectural styleItalian Villa
NRHP reference No. 82000078 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1982

Falley Home, also known as the Lahr Home, is a historic home located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The Italian Villa style brick house was built in 1863, and consists of three two-story sections and a three-story entrance tower. It is sheathed in stucco. The square corner entrance tower is topped by a cupola and encloses a curve staircase. [2] :2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Sharon Fishback (March 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Falley Home" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01.