Thomas Newby Braxtan House

Thomas Newby Braxtan House
Thomas Newby Braxtan House, November 2011
Thomas Newby Braxtan House is located in Indiana
Thomas Newby Braxtan House
Thomas Newby Braxtan House is located in the United States
Thomas Newby Braxtan House
Location210 N. Gospel St., Paoli, Indiana
Coordinates38°33′28″N 86°28′5″W / 38.55778°N 86.46806°W / 38.55778; -86.46806
Arealess than one acre
Built1893 (1893)
ArchitectMcVey, Ben
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.89000777[1]
Added to NRHPJune 29, 1989

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 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

  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 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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