William Cornell Homestead

William Cornell Homestead

William Cornell Homestead, January 2013
Location Southwest of Auburn off State Road 427, Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
Coordinates 41°16′44″N 85°5′28″W / 41.27889°N 85.09111°W / 41.27889; -85.09111Coordinates: 41°16′44″N 85°5′28″W / 41.27889°N 85.09111°W / 41.27889; -85.09111
Area 6.1 acres (2.5 ha)
Built c. 1863 (1863)
NRHP Reference # 73000015[1]
Added to NRHP August 14, 1973

William Cornell Homestead is a historic home located in Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana. The house was built about 1863, and is a two-story, "L"-shaped brick dwelling topped by an octagonal cupola. It features arched and porthole windows and sits on a cut fieldstone foundation.[2]:2

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[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 2015-08-01. Note: This includes John Martin Smith (March 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Cornell Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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