Thomas A. Hendricks House

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Thomas A. Hendricks House and Stone Head Road Marker
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Thomas A. Hendricks House and Stone Head Road Marker, September 2010
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LocationState Road 135 and Bellsville Rd. at Stone Head, Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°7′47″N86°9′31″W / 39.12972°N 86.15861°W / 39.12972; -86.15861
Arealess than one acre
Built1851 (1851), 1891
Built byCross, Henry; Hendricks, Thomas A.
NRHP reference No. 84000450 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1984

Thomas A. Hendricks House and Stone Head Road Marker is a historic home and road marker located at Stone Head, Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana. The house was built in 1891, and is a two-story, T-shaped frame dwelling. It rests on a sandstone foundation and features three prominent projecting gables. The Stone Head Road Marker was erected in 1851. It was carved of sandstone by local gravestone carver Henry Cross. [2] :2–3

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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 2015-07-01.Note: This includes Alice Lorenz (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thomas A. Hendricks House and Stone Head Road Marker" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.