The Marie Webster House, also known as George Webster Jr. and Marie Daugherty House, is a historic house at 926 South Washington Street in Marion, Indiana. Built in 1905, it was the home of quilter Marie Webster (1859-1956) from 1909 until 1942, and is now home to the Quilters Hall of Fame. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993, honoring Webster's role in promoting and broadening interest and knowledge of the craft.[2][3]

Marie Webster House
Marie Webster House, now the Quilters Hall of Fame
Marie Webster House is located in Indiana
Marie Webster House
Marie Webster House is located in the United States
Marie Webster House
Location926 South Washington Street,
Marion, Indiana
Coordinates40°33′9″N 85°39′36″W / 40.55250°N 85.66000°W / 40.55250; -85.66000
Arealess than one acre
Built1905 (1905)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.92000678
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 17, 1992[1]
Designated NHLNovember 4, 1993[2]

The Quilters Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to the world of quilting. Founded in 1979 by Hazel McDowell Carter, the Hall features a museum with exhibits of quilts and quilt-makers.

Description and history

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The Marie Webster House stands south of the Marion town center, on the west side of South Washington Street between 9th and 10th Streets. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure with Colonial Revival styling that is not architecturally distinguished. The building's interior has retained features and finishes original to the period of the Webster's ownership, despite its initial conversion to apartments and its present use as a museum. Marie Webster displayed quilts and patterns to customers in the second-floor sitting room.[3]

Marie Webster did not begin making quilts until 1909, when she was fifty years old. In her childhood she had learned, sewing, embroidery, and needlework, but she did not become an aficionado of quilting until later in her life. Her critical contribution to the craft was in bringing the craft to a broad national audience, when it had previously been a largely regional practice. Her 1915 publication Quilts: Their Story and How to Make Them was a seminal work in this respect, and remains an influence on the field to this day. She introduced the practice of selling quilting patterns, kits with precut fabrics, as well as partially and completely finished quilts. She ran her business, the Practical Patchwork Company, out of this house, until her retirement in 1942.[3]

The house was purchased by neighbors, who converted it to apartments. After standing vacant for several years, it was condemned by the city in 1990. It was rescued from demolition by Webster's granddaughter, who purchased it and gave it as site for the Quilter's Hall of Fame.[4]

Quilters Hall of Fame honorees

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Honoree Name Year Inducted
Lenice Ingram Bacon 1979
William R. Dunton 1979
Ruth Ebright Finley 1979
Jonathan Holstein 1979
Gail Van Der Hoof 1979
Marguerite Ickis 1979
Averil Colby 1980
Anne Orr 1980
Florence Peto 1980
Grace Snyder 1980
Bertha Stenge 1980
Jean Ray Laury 1982
Bonnie Leman 1982
Cuesta Benberry 1983
Mary Alice Barton 1984
Jinny Beyer 1984
Carrie Hall 1985
Rose G. Kretsinger 1985
Patsy Orlofksy 1987
Jeffrey Gutcheon 1990
Carter Houck 1990
Donna Wilder 1990
Marie D. Webster 1991
Amy Emms, MBE 1992
Michael James 1993
Sally Garoutte 1994
Karey Bresenhan 1995
Joyce Gross 1996
Nancy Crow 1997
Yvonne Porcella 1998
Shiela Betterton 1999
Barbara Brackman 2001
Ruby Short McKim 2002
Georgia Bonesteel 2003
Bets Ramsey 2005
Virginia Avery 2006
Mary Vida Schafer 2007
Helen Kelley 2008
Merikay Waldvogel 2009
Jean Wells 2010
Ardis & Robert James 2011
Eleanor Burns 2012
Meredith Schroeder 2013
Ruth B. McDowell 2014
Mimi Dietrich 2015
Carolyn L. Mazloomi 2016
Virginia Gunn 2017

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Marie Webster House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Mesirow, Jill S. & Page Putnam Miller (June 22, 1992). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Marie Webster House" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 28 photos, exterior and interior, from 1991 and undated (32 KB)
  4. ^ "Marie Webster House". Quilter's Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Honorees". Retrieved August 18, 2015.
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