Frank Wheeler Hotel, also known as the Brown-Wheeler House, is a historic hotel building located at Freetown in Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana. It was built in 1890, and is a modest two-story, Queen Anne style frame building. The building features asymmetrical massing, multiple gables, and a large porch with turned and decorative woodwork. Also on the property are the contributing shed and privy. Built as a private dwelling, it housed a hotel from 1905 to 1938.[2]: 2–3
Frank Wheeler Hotel | |
 Frank Wheeler Hotel, June 2011 | |
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| Location | Jct. of Second and Main Sts., Freetown, Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 38°58′24″N 86°8′2″W / 38.97333°N 86.13389°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1890 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001161[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 29, 1991 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Russell L. and Donna M. Fritz (October 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frank Wheeler Hotel" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.