Rakestraw House Explained

Rakestraw House
Location:County Road 19, northeast of Garrett, Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
Coordinates:41.3697°N -85.0983°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Craftsman Bungalow
Added:May 6, 1983
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:83000024

Rakestraw House is a historic home located near Garrett in Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana. It was built about 1915, and is a -story, Bungalow / American Craftsman style frame dwelling. It has a low pitched gable roof and large shed roofed dormer.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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. 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Keyser Township MRA (Part 1) . 2015-08-01. Craig Leonard. PDF. October 1982., Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Keyser Township MRA (Part 2) . 2015-08-01. Craig Leonard. PDF. October 1982. and Accompanying photographs.