Dr. John Arnold Farm Explained

Dr. John Arnold Farm
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:West of Glenwood and northeast of Rushville, Union Township, Rush County, Indiana
Coordinates:39.6372°N -85.3583°W
Built:c., 1853
Builder:Smith, Tom; Smith, William E.
Architecture:Gothic Revival, Midwest three portal barn
Added:September 14, 1989
Refnum:89001409

Dr. John Arnold Farm is a historic home and farm and national historic district located in Union Township, Rush County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built in 1853, and is two-story, Gothic Revival style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in clapboard and has a five-gabled roof forming a double crossed "T"-plan. It features a wraparound front porch added about 1900, and a decorative vergeboard. Also on the property are the contributing remains of an early settlement established in the 1820s, including the remains of the original John Arnold cabin, tomb, and cemetery. Other contributing buildings and structures include a smokehouse, milk house, privy, tool shed, buggy shed / garage, chicken house, granary, corn crib / shed, cattle barn, calf shed, and two additional corn cribs.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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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. 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dr. John Arnold Farm. 2016-06-01. Katherine M. Jourdan. PDF. April 1989. and Accompanying photographs.