Vance-Tousey House

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Vance-Tousey House
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Vance-Tousey House, November 2012
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Location508 W. High St., Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Coordinates 39°5′19″N84°51′7″W / 39.08861°N 84.85194°W / 39.08861; -84.85194
Arealess than one acre
Built1818 (1818)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No. 00001547 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 2000

Vance-Tousey House is a historic home located at Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana. It was built about 1818, and is a two-story, five-bay, Late Georgian / Federal style brick and sandstone dwelling with a low hipped roof. The main block is flanked by 1+12-story wings. Flanking the main entrance are fluted Doric order engaged columns above which is a Palladian window. It was built by Samuel C. Vance, founder of the town of Lawrenceburg. It houses the Dearborn County Historical Society. [2] :5

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

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 August 1, 2015.Note: This includes Chris McHenry (January 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Vance-Tousey House" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.