Wendell Lewis Willkie House

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Wendell Lewis Willkie House
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Wendell Lewis Willkie House, March 2010
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Location601 N. Harrison St., Rushville, Indiana
Coordinates 39°36′46″N85°26′53″W / 39.61278°N 85.44806°W / 39.61278; -85.44806 Coordinates: 39°36′46″N85°26′53″W / 39.61278°N 85.44806°W / 39.61278; -85.44806
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1874 (1874)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 93001415 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 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 Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie from 1940 to 1944.

Built about 1874, it is a 2+12-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]

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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 2016-06-01.Note: This includes William F. Gulde (October 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wendell Lewis Willkie House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.