T.C. Steele Boyhood Home

T.C. Steele Boyhood Home
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
T.C. Steele Boyhood Home, August 2012
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Location	110 S. Cross St., Waveland, Indiana
Coordinates	39°52′32″N87°2′40″W / 39.87556°N 87.04444°W / 39.87556; -87.04444
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c. 1852 (1852)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	03001318 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 24, 2003

T.C. Steele Boyhood Home, also known as the T.C. Steele House, is a historic home located at Waveland, Indiana. It was built about 1852, and is a 1+1⁄2-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.

References

1. "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 May 1, 2016.Note: This includes Olen R. Gowens (July 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: T.C. Steele Boyhood Home" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.