Michigan Road Toll House Explained

Michigan Road Toll House
Coordinates:39.8414°N -86.1889°W
Built:c., 1886
Added:August 7, 1974
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:74000031

Michigan Road Toll House is a historic toll house located on the Michigan Road at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It was built about 1850, as a simple one-story frame building. It was raised to two stories in 1886. The building operated as a toll house from about 1866 to 1892. The building was also used as a post office, notary public office, and general store.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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. 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Michigan Road Toll House. 2016-08-01. Mary Evans Harrell Ochsner. PDF. n.d.. and Accompanying photographs