Thomas Newby Braxtan House, also known as the Braxtan Inn, is a historic home located at Paoli, Orange County, Indiana. It was built in 1893, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It sits on a sandstone foundation and has a semi-octagonal gabled projection. It features wooden ornamentation including fishscale shingles, fan-shaped corner braces, and turned posts on the rear porch. The house was first used as a hotel / boarding house in 1924, and continues as a bed and breakfast.[2]: 2
Thomas Newby Braxtan House | |
 Thomas Newby Braxtan House, November 2011 | |
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| Location | 210 N. Gospel St., Paoli, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 38°33′28″N 86°28′5″W / 38.55778°N 86.46806°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1893 |
| Architect | McVey, Ben |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000777[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 29, 1989 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Brenda Cornwell (July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thomas Newby Braxtan House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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