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.