Vance-Tousey House

Vance-Tousey House

Vance-Tousey House, November 2012
Location 508 W. High St., Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Coordinates 39°5′26″N 84°51′14″W / 39.09056°N 84.85389°W / 39.09056; -84.85389Coordinates: 39°5′26″N 84°51′14″W / 39.09056°N 84.85389°W / 39.09056; -84.85389
Area less than one acre
Built 1818 (1818)
Architectural style Georgian, Federal
NRHP Reference # 00001547[1]
Added to NRHP December 28, 2000

Vance-Tousey House is a historic home located at Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana. It was built about 1818, and is a two-story, five bay, Late Georgian / Federal style brick and sandstone dwelling with a low hipped roof. The main block is flanked by 1 1/2-story wings. Flanking the main entrance are fluted Doric order engaged columns above which is a Palladian window. It was built by Samuel C. Vance, founder of the town of Lawrenceburg. It houses the Dearborn County Historical Society.[2]:5

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Chris McHenry (January 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Vance-Tousey House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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