Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead Explained

Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead
Location:	111 E. 73rd Ave., Merrillville, Indiana
Coordinates:	41.4856°N -87.3339°W
Built:	c.
Architecture:	Italianate
Added:	December 27, 2010
Refnum:	10001079^[1]

Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead, also known as Walnut Grove, is a historic home located at Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana. The original section of the house was built in 1877, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling with a low pitched roof topped by a cupola. A kitchen addition was added about 1900, along with a one-story, wood-frame addition. The house features porches with Eastlake movement decoration. Also on the property are the contributing pump house (c. 1877), milk shed (c. 1900), and granary (c. 1877).^[2]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2011-01-07. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10. National Park Service.
2. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead. 2016-05-01. Gregg Abell. PDF. April 2009. and Accompanying photographs.