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Gaskill–Erwin Farm

Coordinates: 41°15′59″N 86°06′23″W / 41.26639°N 86.10639°W / 41.26639; -86.10639
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Gaskill–Erwin Farm
Gaskill–Erwin Farmhouse, March 2015
Gaskill–Erwin Farm is located in Indiana
Gaskill–Erwin Farm
Gaskill–Erwin Farm is located in the United States
Gaskill–Erwin Farm
Location2595 14-B Rd., Tippecanoe Township, Marshall County, Indiana
Coordinates41°15′59″N 86°06′23″W / 41.26639°N 86.10639°W / 41.26639; -86.10639
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Builtc. 1860 (1860), 1879, c. 1910, c. 1935
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.15000078[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 2015

Gaskill–Erwin Farm is a historic home and farm located in Tippecanoe Township, Marshall County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built in 1879, and is a two-story, five-bay, Italianate style frame dwelling. It sits on a granite fieldstone foundation and is sheathed in clapboard siding. It features a front porch with mansard roof and decorative brackets. Also on the property are the contributing original Gaskill House (c. 1860) converted to a storage building about 1910 and the Erwin seed corn drying house (c. 1935).[2]: 5–8 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/16/15 through 3/20/15. National Park Service. 2015-03-27.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (September 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gaskill–Erwin Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.