Canal House is a historic building located at Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana. It was built in 1842 by the Whitewater Valley Canal Co., and is a two-story, temple form, Greek Revival style stone building. It features a pedimented front with Doric order fluted pillars. It was built as quarters for the canal custodian and canal company headquarters. It later housed a bank and was restored by Congressman Finly Hutchinson Gray and his wife, who resided there from 1936 to 1947. It later housed the local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and is now a local history museum.[2]: 2
Canal House | |
.jpg) Canal House, July 2019 | |
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| Location | 111 E. 4th St., Connersville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°38′24″N 85°8′22″W / 39.64000°N 85.13944°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1842 |
| Built by | Whitewater Valley Canal Co. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000016[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 16, 1973 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Henry C. Blommel (March 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Canal House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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