Jacob Rickenbaugh House Explained

Rickenbaugh House
Location:Southwest of St. Croix in the Hoosier National Forest, Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana
Coordinates:38.1883°N -86.6122°W
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:April 6, 1984
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:84001215

Jacob Rickenbaugh House is a historic home located in Hoosier National Forest, Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana. It was built in 1874, and is a two-story, "T"-plan dwelling constructed of ashlar sandstone blocks in the late Greek Revival style. It has a low pitched gable roof and side porches on each side of the rear ell. From 1870 to 1961, its parlor housed the Celina Post Office. It was acquired by the United States Forest Service in 1968.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

The house has been restored and is open regularly for self-guided tours in the spring-fall season.

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  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jacob Rickenbaugh House. 2015-07-01. J. Marshall Davis . PDF. October 1983. .