Lindley House

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Thomas Elwood Lindley House
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LocationWillow Creek Rd., Paoli, Indiana
Coordinates 38°33′25″N86°29′11″W / 38.55694°N 86.48639°W / 38.55694; -86.48639 Coordinates: 38°33′25″N86°29′11″W / 38.55694°N 86.48639°W / 38.55694; -86.48639
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 85002132 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 12, 1985

The Thomas Elwood Lindsey House is an historic home located in Paoli Township, Orange County, Indiana.

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History

The Thomas Elwood Lindley House was built on land granted in 1812 for Jonathan Lindley when he left North Carolina to settle in Orange County, Indiana. [2]

Jonathan was the grandfather of Thomas Elwood Lindley, and an influential Quaker. He served in the State Legislature at the Capitol in Corydon, Indiana. The property remained in the Lindley Family until it was deeded to the Orange County Historical Society in 1974 by the great-great-grandson, H. Carl Thompson and Dorothy Farlow Thompson. The house is restored to reflect the period 1850-1869 when it was used as a farm home. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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 2016-06-01.Note: This includes Howard Lindley (November 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thomas Elwood Lindley House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. Orange County History Book