Dr. Havilah Beardsley House

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Dr. Havilah Beardsley House
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Havilah Beardsley House front exterior, 2019
Dr. Havilah Beardsley House is located in Indiana
Dr. Havilah Beardsley House
Location102 W. Beardsley Ave., Elkhart, Indiana
Coordinates41°41′37″N 85°58′40″W / 41.69361°N 85.97778°W / 41.69361; -85.97778Coordinates: 41°41′37″N 85°58′40″W / 41.69361°N 85.97778°W / 41.69361; -85.97778
Arealess than one acre
Built1848 (1848)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.00000716[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 2000

Dr. Havilah Beardsley House is a historic home located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1848, and is a two-story, rectangular, Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a medium pitched gable roof, full width front porch with Ionic order fluted columns, rounded openings, and decorative brackets. It has later flanking one-story, flat roofed wings. It was built by Havilah Beardsley, founder of the city of Elkhart.[2]: 5  The house is operated as a historic house museum as part of the Ruthmere Mansion complex.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] It is located in the Beardsley Avenue Historic District.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Dana Kopkowski (February 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dr. Havilah Beardsley House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. ^ "Ruthmere: Havilah Beardsley House". Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2015-10-04.


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