John S. Bowers House

John S. Bowers House

John S. Bowers House, November 2011
Location 104 Marshall St., Decatur, Indiana
Coordinates 40°50′4″N 84°55′26″W / 40.83444°N 84.92389°W / 40.83444; -84.92389Coordinates: 40°50′4″N 84°55′26″W / 40.83444°N 84.92389°W / 40.83444; -84.92389
Area 6.3 acres (2.5 ha)
Built c. 1900 (1900)-1905
Architectural style Queen Anne, Tuscan Order
NRHP Reference # 82000055[1]
Added to NRHP March 5, 1982

John S. Bowers House is a historic home located at Decatur, Adams County, Indiana. It was built about 1900-1905, and is a three-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling with 14 rooms. It sits on a stone foundation nd has a slate roof. It features stained glass and lead crystal windows and wraparound porch with Tuscan order columns. It was built by John S. Bowers, who owned a local quarry.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[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 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Joseph R. Stanley (September 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John S. Bowers House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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