Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead

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Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead
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Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead, June 2013
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Location111 E. 73rd Ave., Merrillville, Indiana
Coordinates 41°29′08″N87°20′02″W / 41.48556°N 87.33389°W / 41.48556; -87.33389 Coordinates: 41°29′08″N87°20′02″W / 41.48556°N 87.33389°W / 41.48556; -87.33389
Area5.876 acres (2.378 ha)
Builtc. 1877 (1877)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 10001079 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 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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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10. National Park Service. 2011-01-07.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01.Note: This includes Gregg Abell (April 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.