T.C. Steele Boyhood Home

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T.C. Steele Boyhood Home
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T.C. Steele Boyhood Home, August 2012
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Location110 S. Cross St., Waveland, Indiana
Coordinates 39°52′32″N87°2′40″W / 39.87556°N 87.04444°W / 39.87556; -87.04444
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1852 (1852)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 03001318 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 2003

T.C. Steele Boyhood Home, also known as the T.C. Steele House, is a historic home located at Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was built about 1852, and is a 1+12-story, three-bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling with a front-gable roof. The house was renovated and enlarged between 1895 and 1902. It was partially restored in 2002. Restoration was completed in 2014 and the home now operates as a privately owned, no cost retreat for artists and historic preservationists. It was the boyhood home of noted Indiana impressionist artist T.C. Steele (1847-1926). [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1] Current programming for the location includes plein air paint outs, annual family reunions, artist mentoring weekends, school field trips, and public tours by appointment.

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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 2016-05-01.Note: This includes Olen R. Gowens (July 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: T.C. Steele Boyhood Home" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.