Shirk-Edwards House
Shirk-Edwards House | |
![]() Shirk-Edwards House, January 2013 | |
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Location | 50 N. Hood St., Peru, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 40°45′8″N 86°4′29″W / 40.75222°N 86.07472°WCoordinates: 40°45′8″N 86°4′29″W / 40.75222°N 86.07472°W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
Built | c. 1862 | , 1921
Architect | Harrison, Merritt |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 95001109[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 14, 1995 |
Shirk-Edwards House is a historic home located at Peru, Miami County, Indiana. It was built about 1862, as a two-story, Italianate style brick mansion. It was renovated in 1921 in the Classical Revival. It rests on a limestone foundation and has a low-pitched hipped roof. The front facade features a full-width, two-story porch supported by four full and two engaged columns.[2]: 5–6
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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 Theresa L. Miller and Paul C. Diebold (March 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shirk-Edwards House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Italianate architecture in Indiana
- Neoclassical architecture in Indiana
- Houses completed in 1862
- Buildings and structures in Miami County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Miami County, Indiana
- Northern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs