Thomas Newby Braxtan House

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Thomas Newby Braxtan House
Thomas Newby Braxtan House, front and a slight southern side.jpg
Thomas Newby Braxtan House, November 2011
Thomas Newby Braxtan House is located in Indiana
Thomas Newby Braxtan House
Location210 N. Gospel St., Paoli, Indiana
Coordinates38°33′28″N 86°28′5″W / 38.55778°N 86.46806°W / 38.55778; -86.46806Coordinates: 38°33′28″N 86°28′5″W / 38.55778°N 86.46806°W / 38.55778; -86.46806
Arealess than one acre
Built1893 (1893)
ArchitectMcVey, Ben
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.89000777[1]
Added to NRHPJune 29, 1989

Thomas Newby Braxtan House, also known as the Braxtan Inn, is a historic home located at Paoli, Orange County, Indiana. It was built in 1893, and is a 2+12-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It sits on a sandstone foundation and has a semi-octagonal gabled projection. It features wooden ornamentation including fishscale shingles, fan-shaped corner braces, and turned posts on the rear porch. The house was first used as a hotel / boarding house in 1924, and continues as a bed and breakfast.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Brenda Cornwell (July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thomas Newby Braxtan House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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