Frank Wheeler Hotel

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Frank Wheeler Hotel
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Frank Wheeler Hotel, June 2024
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LocationJct. of Second and Main Sts., Freetown, Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°58′24″N86°8′2″W / 38.97333°N 86.13389°W / 38.97333; -86.13389
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1890 (1890)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 91001161 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1991

Frank Wheeler Hotel, also known as the Brown-Wheeler House, is a historic hotel building located at Freetown in Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana. It was built in 1890, and is a modest two-story, Queen Anne style frame building. The building features asymmetrical massing, multiple gables, and a large porch with turned and decorative woodwork. Also on the property are the contributing shed and privy. Built as a private dwelling, it housed a hotel from 1905 to 1938. [2] :2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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 2016-04-01.Note: This includes Russell L. and Donna M. Fritz (October 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frank Wheeler Hotel" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.