J. Wood Wilson House Explained

J. Wood Wilson House
Location:723 W. Fourth St., Marion, Indiana
Coordinates:40.5575°N -85.6703°W
Architect:Plato, Samuel M.
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
Added:August 11, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88001218

J. Wood Wilson House, also known as the Wilson-Vaughan House and Hostess House, is a historic home located at Marion, Grant County, Indiana. It was built in 1912, and is a -story, rectangular, Colonial Revival / Georgian Revival style brick dwelling.[1] The front facade features a projecting portico with Ionic order columns and balcony with a decorative iron railing. It was designed by noted African-American architect Samuel Plato (1882–1957).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Story.
  2. 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: J. Woodrow Wilson House. 2016-04-01. Katherine M. Jourdan. January 1988. and Accompanying photographs.