Hugh McCulloch House

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Hugh McCulloch House
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Hugh McCulloch House, May 2012
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Location616 W. Superior St., Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates 41°4′51″N85°8′50″W / 41.08083°N 85.14722°W / 41.08083; -85.14722 Coordinates: 41°4′51″N85°8′50″W / 41.08083°N 85.14722°W / 41.08083; -85.14722
Arealess than one acre
Built1843 (1843)
ArchitectWilliams, Henry
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 80000050 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1980

Hugh McCulloch House is a historic home located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was built in 1843, and is a two-story, three bay by four bay, Greek Revival style painted brick building. It features a projecting front portico supported by four Doric order columns. An Italianate style addition was erected in 1862. It was built by U.S. statesman and United States Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCulloch (1808-1895), and remained in the family until 1887. The house was purchased in 1892 by the Fort Wayne College of Medicine, who expanded and remodeled the house. It was sold in 1906 to the Turnverein Verewoerts, or Turners, who owned the building until 1966. [2] :2,4

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [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 2015-07-01.Note: This includes Karen Anderson (November 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hugh McCulloch House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.