Elston Grove Historic District (Crawfordsville, Indiana) Explained

Elston Grove Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Green, College and Main Sts. and the Monon RR tracks, Crawfordsville, Indiana
Coordinates:40.04°N -86.8953°W
Architect:Thurtle, John; Griffith, Thornton
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
Added:March 25, 1992
Refnum:92000187

Elston Grove Historic District is a national historic district located at Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. The district encompasses 138 contributing buildings and 8 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Crawfordsville. It developed between about 1835 and 1935, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Col. Isaac C. Elston House, Henry S. Lane House, and Gen. Lew Wallace Study. Other notable buildings include the Galey House (1848), Campbell House (1852), T.S. Scott House (c. 1855), Powers House (1862), Blair House (c. 1863), Hadley and Hornaday Houses (1878), Alfrey House (1885), Detchon House (c. 1895), Ashley House (c. 1890), Snyder House (c. 1903), and Voris House (c. 1920).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

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. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elston Grove Historic District. 2016-05-01. Laura Thayer. PDF. March 1991., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.