Markle House and Mill Site
Appearance
Markle House and Mill Site | |
Location | 4900 Mill Dam Rd. at North Terre Haute, Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°31′38″N 87°20′48″W / 39.52722°N 87.34667°W |
Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Built | 1817 | , 1848
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 79000023[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 10, 1979 |
Markle House and Mill Site is a historic home and site of Markle's Mill located in Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana. The house was built in 1848, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style painted brick dwelling with Italianate style influences. It has a one-story, front porch with Doric order columns. The Markle's Mill burned in 1938, and the remains consist of stone and concrete foundations and the associated remains of the dam. Also on the property are the contributing outhouse and carriage house.[2]: 2–3
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
Vigo county commissioners plan to tear down dam site in September 2023.[3]
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 July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Dorothy J. Clark (July 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Markle House and Mill Site" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
- ^ Price, Will (January 31, 2023). "Vigo County Officials consider removing historic dam". Your News Now (WTWO TV). Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Greek Revival houses in Indiana
- Houses completed in 1848
- Buildings and structures in Vigo County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Terre Haute, Indiana
- Central Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs