Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead | |
![]() Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead, June 2013 | |
Location | 111 E. 73rd Ave., Merrillville, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 41°29′08″N87°20′02″W / 41.48556°N 87.33389°W Coordinates: 41°29′08″N87°20′02″W / 41.48556°N 87.33389°W |
Area | 5.876 acres (2.378 ha) |
Built | c. 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, Lake County, 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]
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