Charles Sweeton House

Charles Sweeton House

Charles Sweeton House, December 2011
Location 8700 Old State Rd., north of Evansville, Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°3′30″N 87°33′43″W / 38.05833°N 87.56194°W / 38.05833; -87.56194Coordinates: 38°3′30″N 87°33′43″W / 38.05833°N 87.56194°W / 38.05833; -87.56194
Area 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built 1888 (1888), 1926
Architect Jamison, Walter; Meier, Jacob and Walter
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 05000196[1]
Added to NRHP March 25, 2005

Charles Sweeton House, also known as Mount Pleasant School, is a historic home located in Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. The original two-room brick Mount Pleasant schoolhouse was built in 1888, and remodeled and expanded in 1926 into a two-story, Bungalow style private residence. The exterior is sheathed in stucco and the front facade features a full-width one-story porch with Doric order columns and a central eyebrow arch.[2]:6

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[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 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Harold and Joyce Gourley (November 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Charles Sweeton House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs


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