Kingsbury-Doak Farmhouse Explained

Kingsbury-Doak Farmhouse
Location:4411 E. 153rd Ave., west of Hebron, Eagle Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana
Coordinates:41.3389°N -87.2861°W
Built:c., c. 1885
Architecture:Italianate
Added:September 15, 2005
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:05001013

Kingsbury-Doak Farmhouse, also known as the Steele Farmhouse, is a historic home located in Eagle Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana. The house was built in two sections. The older section was built in the 1860s, and is a simple -story, frame structure that now forms the rear wing. The two-story, Italianate style frame section was added in the 1880s. It has a cross-gable roof with overhanging eaves and sits on a fieldstone foundation. It features windows with unique decorative pedimented hoods.[1]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

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: Kingsbury-Doak Farmhouse. 2016-05-01. Erica Taylor and Kristi Hamilton. PDF. September 2004. and Accompanying photographs.