Jacob Rickenbaugh House
Rickenbaugh House | |
 Jacob Rickenbaugh House | |
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| Location | Southwest of St. Croix in the Hoosier National Forest, Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 38°11′18″N 86°36′44″W / 38.18833°N 86.61222°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001215[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 6, 1984 |
Jacob Rickenbaugh House is a historic home located in Hoosier National Forest, Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana. It was built in 1874, and is a two-story, "T"-plan dwelling constructed of ashlar sandstone blocks in the late Greek Revival style. It has a low pitched gable roof and side porches on each side of the rear ell. From 1870 to 1961, its parlor housed the Celina Post Office. It was acquired by the United States Forest Service in 1968.[2]: 2, 5–6
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
The house has been restored and is open regularly for self-guided tours in the spring-fall season.
See also
[edit]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 2015-07-01. Note: This includes J. Marshall Davis (October 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jacob Rickenbaugh House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01..
External links
[edit]- Rickenbaugh House - Hoosier National Forest
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. IN-294, "Jacob Rickenbaugh House, Off County Road 502, north shore of Lake Celina, Saint Croix, Perry County, IN", 15 photos, 22 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
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Categories:
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Indiana
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Greek Revival houses in Indiana
- Houses completed in 1874
- Houses in Perry County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Perry County, Indiana
- Museums in Perry County, Indiana
- Historic house museums in Indiana
- Southern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs