William Fountain House

William Fountain House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
William Fountain House, January 2013
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Location	State Road 8, northwest of Garrett, Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
Coordinates	41°21′58″N85°10′38″W / 41.36611°N 85.17722°W / 41.36611; -85.17722
Area	less than one acre
Built	1854 (1854)
Built by	Fountain, William
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Keyser Township MRA
NRHP reference No.	83000021 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 6, 1983

William Fountain House is a historic home located near Garrett in Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana. It was built in 1854, and is a two-story, five-bay, Greek Revival-style frame dwelling. It has Doric order unfluted corner pilasters and a wide frieze. Its namesake and original resident, William Fountain, emigrated to the United States from Lincolnshire, England and arrived in DeKalb County in 1848. ^{[2] : Part 1, p. 14}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. ^[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 August 1, 2015.Note: This includes Craig Leonard (October 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Keyser Township MRA (Part 1)" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2015., Craig Leonard (October 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Keyser Township MRA (Part 2)" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.