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Michigan Road Toll House

Coordinates: 39°50′29″N 86°11′20″W / 39.84139°N 86.18889°W / 39.84139; -86.18889
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Michigan Road Toll House
Michigan Road Toll House, November 2010
Michigan Road Toll House is located in Indianapolis
Michigan Road Toll House
Michigan Road Toll House is located in Indiana
Michigan Road Toll House
Michigan Road Toll House is located in the United States
Michigan Road Toll House
Location4702 Michigan Rd., NW., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates39°50′29″N 86°11′20″W / 39.84139°N 86.18889°W / 39.84139; -86.18889
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1850 (1850), 1886
NRHP reference No.74000031[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 7, 1974

Michigan Road Toll House is a historic toll house located on the Michigan Road at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It was built about 1850, as a simple one-story frame building. It was raised to two stories in 1886. The building operated as a toll house from about 1866 to 1892. The building was also used as a post office, notary public office, and general store.[2]: 2–4 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Mary Evans Harrell Ochsner (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Michigan Road Toll House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs