Lentz House (Hotel Sheller)

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Lentz House (Hotel Sheller)
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Lentz House, Hotel Sheller, May 2012
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LocationWalnut and 2nd Sts., North Manchester, Indiana
Coordinates 41°0′1″N85°46′8″W / 41.00028°N 85.76889°W / 41.00028; -85.76889 Coordinates: 41°0′1″N85°46′8″W / 41.00028°N 85.76889°W / 41.00028; -85.76889
Arealess than one acre
Built1847 (1847), 1881, 1896
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No. 82000050 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1982

Lentz House (Hotel Sheller) is a historic hotel located at North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1881, and is a 2+12-story, rectangular, Second Empire style brick building. The third story was added in 1896 and attached to the main building is a two-story frame wing built in 1847. It has a mansard roof with dormers and features a wraparound porch. [2] :2

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 Stephen A. Batzka (January 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lentz House (Hotel Sheller)" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs