Venoge Farmstead

Venoge Farmstead

Venoge Farmhouse, June 2012
Location 111 State Road 129, west of Vevay, Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°44′42″N 85°5′49″W / 38.74500°N 85.09694°W / 38.74500; -85.09694Coordinates: 38°44′42″N 85°5′49″W / 38.74500°N 85.09694°W / 38.74500; -85.09694
Area 30.1 acres (12.2 ha)
Built c. 1805 (1805)
Architectural style Colonial, french colonial
NRHP Reference # 96001539[1]
Added to NRHP January 2, 1997

Venoge Farmstead, also known as the Louis Gex Oboussier Farm and Vineyards, is a historic home and farm located in Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana. The house was built about 1805, and is a 1 1/2-story, rectangular frame cottage in a vernacular French Colonial style. It has a side gable roof and measures 18 feet by 38 feet, including an integral front porch.[2]:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Thomas R. Weaver (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Venoge Farmstead" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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