Van Nuys Farm

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Van Nuys Farm
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Van Nuys Farmhouse, September 2010
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LocationIN 144, northwest of Hopewell, Franklin Township, Johnson County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°29′58″N86°7′9″W / 39.49944°N 86.11917°W / 39.49944; -86.11917 Coordinates: 39°29′58″N86°7′9″W / 39.49944°N 86.11917°W / 39.49944; -86.11917
Area6.4 acres (2.6 ha)
Builtc. 1840 (1840), 1866
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 87000100 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 12, 1987

Van Nuys Farm, also known as the Van Nuys Homestead, is a historic home and farm located in Franklin Township, Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The house was built in 1866, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. It features a pedimented entrance with transom and a full-width one-story front verandah added about 1900. Also on the property are the contributing corn crib and workshop (c. 1840), traverse frame barn, buggy shed (c. 1840), main barn (c. 1840), chicken house (c. 1885), garage (c. 1900), and four double hog houses (c. 1920). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [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 2016-05-01.Note: This includes F. Eric Utz and Suzanne T. Rollins (June 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Van Nuys Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.