Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead

Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead, June 2013
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Location	111 E. 73rd Ave., Merrillville, Indiana
Coordinates	41°29′08″N87°20′02″W / 41.48556°N 87.33389°W / 41.48556; -87.33389
Area	5.876 acres (2.378 ha)
Built	c. 1877 (1877)
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	10001079 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 27, 2010

Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead, also known as Walnut Grove, is a historic home located at Merrillville, Indiana. The original section of the house was built in 1877, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling with a low pitched roof topped by a cupola. A kitchen addition was added about 1900, along with a one-story, wood-frame addition. The house features porches with Eastlake movement decoration. Also on the property are the contributing pump house (c. 1877), milk shed (c. 1900), and granary (c. 1877). ^{[2] : 5–6}

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10. National Park Service. January 7, 2011.
2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016.Note: This includes Gregg Abell (April 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.