Melville F. McHaffie Farm

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Melville F. McHaffie Farm
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Melville F. McHaffie Farmhouse, October 2011
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LocationU.S. Route 40, southwest of Stilesville, Jefferson Township, Putnam County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°37′47″N86°39′38″W / 39.62972°N 86.66056°W / 39.62972; -86.66056 Coordinates: 39°37′47″N86°39′38″W / 39.62972°N 86.66056°W / 39.62972; -86.66056
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1870 (1870)-1872
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 83003600 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1983

Melville F. McHaffie Farm, also known as the Schuyler Arnold Seed Farm, is a historic home and farm located in Jefferson Township, Putnam County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built between 1870 and 1872, and is a two-story, five bay by three bay, Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a hipped roof and recess arched entrance. Also on the property is a contributing two-story frame barn with a large round-arched opening. [2] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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References

A photo of the Horse barn adjacent to the Melville McHaffie House on the National Road near Stilesville, Indiana. Melville mchaffie house horse barn 3-26-2001.jpg
A photo of the Horse barn adjacent to the Melville McHaffie House on the National Road near Stilesville, Indiana.
  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 W.L. Prosser (May 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Melville F. McHaffie Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.

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