Watson House (Charlestown, Indiana)

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Watson House
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Location1015 Water St., Charlestown, Indiana
Coordinates 38°26′43″N85°39′39″W / 38.44528°N 85.66083°W / 38.44528; -85.66083 Coordinates: 38°26′43″N85°39′39″W / 38.44528°N 85.66083°W / 38.44528; -85.66083
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1900 (1900)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 83000051 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 1, 1983

The Watson House, also known as the Coombs House, is a historic home located just east of Charlestown, Indiana's town square. It was built about 1900, and is a two-story, rectangular frame dwelling with Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style design elements. It features a full-width front porch supported by slender columns. [2] :2 Originally located on the site was the James Bigger-built Green Tree Tavern (1812), where Jonathan Jennings, the first governor of Indiana, was given an Inaugural Ball in 1816.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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 2015-08-01.Note: This includes Bonny E. Wise (May 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Watson House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.