Wendell Lewis Willkie House

Wendell Lewis Willkie House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Wendell Lewis Willkie House, March 2010
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Location	601 N. Harrison St., Rushville, Indiana
Coordinates	39°36′46″N85°26′53″W / 39.61278°N 85.44806°W / 39.61278; -85.44806
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1874 (1874)
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	93001415 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 27, 1993

Wendell Lewis Willkie House, also known as the Cullen-Mauzy-Willkie House, is a historic home located in Rushville, Indiana, that was the home of dark horse Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie from 1940 to 1944.

Built about 1874, it is a 2+1⁄2-story, "L"-plan, Italianate brick dwelling, with a slate hipped roof, and sitting on a limestone foundation. It features segmental arched openings, paired scroll brackets, decorative rosettes, projecting bay, and a replacement porch built about 1900. ^{[2] : 5, 8}

The house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. ^[1]

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 June 1, 2016.Note: This includes William F. Gulde (October 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wendell Lewis Willkie House" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.