Moses Fowler House

Moses Fowler House

Southern side of the house
Location Corner of 10th and South Sts., Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates 40°25′0″N 86°53′10″W / 40.41667°N 86.88611°W / 40.41667; -86.88611Coordinates: 40°25′0″N 86°53′10″W / 40.41667°N 86.88611°W / 40.41667; -86.88611
Area less than one acre
Built 1852
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 71000009[1]
Added to NRHP August 5, 1971

The Moses Fowler House is located at the corner of 10th and South Streets in Lafayette, Indiana. The Fowler house is considered the finest example of a large Gothic Revival residence still standing in Indiana. The house was built by Moses Fowler over the period of 1850-1852. Fowler came to Lafayette in 1839 and engaged in a number of business pursuits which made him very wealthy. At his death in 1889, Fowler had accumulated a fortune of several million dollars. Moses Fowler and his wife Eliza were donors to various community interests including Purdue University. Eliza Fowler Hall (razed) at Purdue University was named in honor of Eliza Fowler.[2]

Wilbur Peat describes the Fowler House as follows: "It has a large bay window on the central projection and an oriel window to the left of it. Dormers break the line of the eaves, and a chimney, designed after English medieval models, rises from the ridge of the roof. The woodwork both inside and out is skillfully carved in keeping with original Gothic inspirations."

The Moses Fowler House had been the home of the Tippecanoe County Historical Society since 1940. The house was sold in 2015, and the new owners plan to restore it and open it for tours and rentals.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Clark Dobbs and William Baugh (December 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Moses Fowler House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
  3. ↑ "Sold! Historic Moses Fowler House has new ownership". WLFI. June 11, 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

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