Elston Grove Historic District (Crawfordsville, Indiana)

Elston Grove Historic District is a national historic district located at Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. The district encompasses 138 contributing buildings and 8 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Crawfordsville. It developed between about 1835 and 1935, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Col. Isaac C. Elston House, Henry S. Lane House, and Gen. Lew Wallace Study. Other notable buildings include the Galey House (1848), Campbell House (1852), T.S. Scott House (c. 1855), Powers House (1862), Blair House (c. 1863), Hadley and Hornaday Houses (1878), Alfrey House (1885), Detchon House (c. 1895), Ashley House (c. 1890), Snyder House (c. 1903), and Voris House (c. 1920).[2]

Elston Grove Historic District
Elston Grove Historic District, November 2009
Elston Grove Historic District (Crawfordsville, Indiana) is located in Indiana
Elston Grove Historic District (Crawfordsville, Indiana)
Elston Grove Historic District (Crawfordsville, Indiana) is located in the United States
Elston Grove Historic District (Crawfordsville, Indiana)
LocationRoughly bounded by Green, College and Main Sts. and the Monon RR tracks, Crawfordsville, Indiana
Coordinates40°2′24″N 86°53′43″W / 40.04000°N 86.89528°W / 40.04000; -86.89528
Area36 acres (15 ha)
Built1835 (1835)
ArchitectThurtle, John; Griffith, Thornton
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.92000187[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 25, 1992

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elston Grove Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.