Benjamin Schenck Mansion Explained

Benjamin Schenck Mansion
Location:206 W. Turnpike St., Vevay, Indiana
Coordinates:38.7506°N -85.0736°W
Architect:Humprhies, George P.
Architecture:Second Empire, Italianate
Added:October 16, 2002
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:02001174

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.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. 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.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benjamin Schenck Mansion. 2016-07-01. Tanner Underwood. November 2001. and Accompanying photographs
  2. Web site: Controversial Tattoo Artist Kat Von D Buys Vevay, Indiana's Historic Schenck Mansion . Cincinnati City Beat . 18 December 2020 . 26 October 2021.