John Badlam Howe Mansion Explained

John Badlam Howe Mansion
Location:W. Union St. at Howe, Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana
Coordinates:41.7244°N -85.4244°W
Built:-1876
Architect:Barrows, Julius
Architecture:Italianate, Second Empire
Added:September 14, 1995
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:95001106

John Badlam Howe Mansion is a historic home located on the grounds of Howe Military School, in Howe, Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. It was built in 1875–1876, and is a two-story, Italianate style white brick building trimmed with stone and terra cotta. It measures 51 feet by 78 feet, and features a three-story, central tower with a Second Empire style mansard roof.[1]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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: John Badlam Howe Mansion. 2016-05-01. Marcia Marsett . Gloriann Poljak . Thomas S. Merritt . PDF. February 1995. and Accompanying photographs.