Wendell Lewis Willkie House
Wendell Lewis Willkie House | |
 Wendell Lewis Willkie House, March 2010 | |
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| Location | 601 N. Harrison St., Rushville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°36′46″N 85°26′53″W / 39.61278°N 85.44806°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1874 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 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
- ^ 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 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.
