Frank Wheeler Hotel Explained

Frank Wheeler Hotel
Location:Jct. of Second and Main Sts., Freetown, Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana
Coordinates:38.9733°N -86.1339°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Queen Anne
Added:August 29, 1991
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:91001161

Frank Wheeler Hotel, also known as the Brown-Wheeler House, is a historic hotel building located at Freetown in Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana. It was built in 1890, and is a modest two-story, Queen Anne style frame building. The building features asymmetrical massing, multiple gables, and a large porch with turned and decorative woodwork. Also on the property are the contributing shed and privy. Built as a private dwelling, it housed a hotel from 1905 to 1938.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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. 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frank Wheeler Hotel. 2016-04-01. Russell L. and Donna M. Fritz. PDF. October 1990. and Accompanying photographs.