William Cornell Homestead

William Cornell Homestead

William Cornell Homestead, January 2013
Location Southwest of Auburn off State Road 427, Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
Coordinates 41°16′44″N 85°5′28″W / 41.27889°N 85.09111°W / 41.27889; -85.09111Coordinates: 41°16′44″N 85°5′28″W / 41.27889°N 85.09111°W / 41.27889; -85.09111
Area 6.1 acres (2.5 ha)
Built c. 1863 (1863)
NRHP Reference # 73000015[1]
Added to NRHP August 14, 1973

William Cornell Homestead is a historic home located in Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana. The house was built about 1863, and is a two-story, "L"-shaped brick dwelling topped by an octagonal cupola. It features arched and porthole windows and sits on a cut fieldstone foundation.[2]:2

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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 John Martin Smith (March 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Cornell Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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