Brown-Kercheval House

Brown-Kercheval House
Location 315 S. 2nd St., Rockport, Indiana
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1853 (1853)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Gothic Cottage
NRHP Reference # 73000045[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 20, 1973
Removed from NRHP April 2, 1999

Brown-Kercheval House was a historic home located at Rockport, Spencer County, Indiana. The original section was built in 1853-1854, and was a 1 1/2-story, wood frame Gothic Cottage style dwelling with Greek Revival style design elements. It was originally a six-room house and subsequently expanded in 1880 and 1908 to a 14-room house. A kitchen wing was added in 1954. Also on the property was a contributing brick outbuilding.[2]:2-3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and delisted in 1999.[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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Louis L. Ray (May 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brown-Kercheval House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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