Benjamin Schenck Mansion
Appearance
Benjamin Schenck Mansion | |
![]() Benjamin Schenck Mansion, August 2009 | |
Location | 206 W. Turnpike St., Vevay, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 38°45′2″N 85°4′25″W / 38.75056°N 85.07361°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1874 |
Architect | Humprhies, George P. |
Architectural style | Second Empire, Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 02001174[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 16, 2002 |
Benjamin Schenck Mansion, also known as Schenck Mansion Bed and Breakfast, is a historic home located at Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana. It was built in 1874, and is a two-story, Italianate / Second Empire style brick mansion on a full basement. The house has over 12,000 square feet of space. It features a four-story tower with a mansard roof measuring 74 feet tall. The house was restored in 2000 and is operated as a bed and breakfast.[2]: 5
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1] In 2020, the home was sold to tattoo artist Kat Von D, who announced her plans to move from Los Angeles, California to Indiana and live in the mansion.[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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Tanner Underwood (November 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benjamin Schenck Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
- ^ "Controversial Tattoo Artist Kat Von D Buys Vevay, Indiana's Historic Schenck Mansion". Cincinnati City Beat. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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Categories:
- Bed and breakfasts in Indiana
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Italianate architecture in Indiana
- Second Empire architecture in Indiana
- Houses completed in 1874
- Buildings and structures in Switzerland County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Switzerland County, Indiana
- Southern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs