Dr. Havilah Beardsley House Explained

Dr. Havilah Beardsley House
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:102 W. Beardsley Ave., Elkhart, Indiana
Coordinates:41.6936°N -85.9778°W
Architecture:Italianate
Added:June 22, 2000
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:00000716

Dr. Havilah Beardsley House is a historic home located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1848, and is a two-story, rectangular, Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a medium pitched gable roof, full width front porch with Ionic order fluted columns, rounded openings, and decorative brackets. It has later flanking one-story, flat roofed wings. It was built by Havilah Beardsley, founder of the city of Elkhart.[1] The house is operated as a historic house museum as part of the Ruthmere Mansion complex.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It is located in the Beardsley Avenue Historic District.

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. 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dr. Havilah Beardsley House . 2015-10-01. Dana Kopkowski . PDF. February 1999. and Accompanying photographs.
  2. Web site: Ruthmere: Havilah Beardsley House . 2015-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150912121904/http://www.ruthmere.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25&Itemid=75 . 2015-09-12 . dead .