Rakestraw House

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Rakestraw House
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Rakestraw House, May 2012
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LocationCounty Road 19, northeast of Garrett, Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
Coordinates 41°22′11″N85°5′54″W / 41.36972°N 85.09833°W / 41.36972; -85.09833
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1915 (1915)
Architectural styleCraftsman Bungalow
MPS Keyser Township MRA
NRHP reference No. 83000024 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 6, 1983

Rakestraw House is a historic home located near Garrett in Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana. It was built about 1915, and is a 1+12-story, Bungalow / American Craftsman style frame dwelling. It has a low pitched gable roof and large shed roofed dormer. [2] :Part 1,p. 25

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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 2015-08-01.Note: This includes Craig Leonard (October 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Keyser Township MRA (Part 1)" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01., Craig Leonard (October 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Keyser Township MRA (Part 2)" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.