Col. Isaac C. Elston House
Col. Isaac C. Elston House | |
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Location | 400 E. Pike St., Crawfordsville, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 40°2′26″N 86°53′40″W / 40.04056°N 86.89444°WCoordinates: 40°2′26″N 86°53′40″W / 40.04056°N 86.89444°W |
Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
Built | 1882 |
Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake, Eastern Stick |
NRHP reference No. | 82000025 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 15, 1982 |
The Maj. Isaac C. Elston House, also known as Elston Homestead, is a historic home located at Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was the home of Maj. , who fought in the War of 1812 and the Black Hawk War. When he was 39, he moved to Indiana and became a frontier merchant, banker and financier. The Home was given to Wabash College by his grandson, Isaac Compton Elston, Jr. (1873-1964) and is now used as the President's home.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It is located in the Elston Grove Historic District.
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Mrs. Remley Herr (October 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Maj. Isaac C. Elston House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Houses completed in 1882
- Queen Anne architecture in Indiana
- Houses in Montgomery County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Indiana
- Historic district contributing properties in Indiana
- Central Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs