Moffett-Ralston House

Moffett-Ralston House

Moffett-Ralston House, October 2010
Location 1.5 miles northeast of Patricksburg on Bixler Rd., Lafayette Township, Owen County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°19′28″N 86°55′26″W / 39.32444°N 86.92389°W / 39.32444; -86.92389Coordinates: 39°19′28″N 86°55′26″W / 39.32444°N 86.92389°W / 39.32444; -86.92389
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1864 (1864), c. 1870
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italian Villa
NRHP Reference # 75000010[1]
Added to NRHP May 12, 1975

Moffett-Ralston House, also known as the John C. Robinson House, is a historic home located in Lafayette Township, Owen County, Indiana. It was built in 1864, and expanded and modified about 1870. It is a two-story, vernacular Greek Revival / Italian Villa style frame dwelling. It has a hipped roof with brackets and a rebuilt ornate porch with balustrade. It was renovated in the early-1970s. It was a boyhood home of Governor and Senator Samuel M. Ralston.[2]:2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Mrs. Fletcher S. McCracken (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Moffett-Ralston House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01..


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