Wendell Lewis Willkie House

Wendell Lewis Willkie House

Wendell Lewis Willkie House, March 2010
Location 601 N. Harrison St., Rushville, Indiana
Coordinates 39°36′46″N 85°26′53″W / 39.61278°N 85.44806°W / 39.61278; -85.44806Coordinates: 39°36′46″N 85°26′53″W / 39.61278°N 85.44806°W / 39.61278; -85.44806
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1874 (1874)
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 93001415[1]
Added to NRHP December 27, 1993

Wendell Lewis Willkie House, also known as the Cullen-Mauzy-Willkie House, is a historic home located at Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. It was built about 1874, and is a 2 1/2-story, "L"-plan, Italianate style brick dwelling. It sits on a limestone foundation and has a slate hipped roof. It features segmental arched openings, paired scroll brackets, decorative rosettes, projecting bay, and a replacement porch built about 1900. It was the home of Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie (1892-1944) from 1940 to 1944.[2]:5, 8

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes William F. Gulde (October 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wendell Lewis Willkie House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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