Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 00000716 Phone +1 574-264-0330 Added to NRHP 22 June 2000 | Built 1848 (1848) Opened 1848 Architectural style Italianate architecture | |
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Location 102 W. Beardsley Ave., Elkhart, Indiana Address 102 W Beardsley Ave, Elkhart, IN 46514, USA Hours Open today · 10AM–4PMSaturday10AM–4PMSunday1–4PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–4PMWednesday10AM–4PMThursday10AM–4PMFriday10AM–4PM Similar Albert R Beardsley House, Hall of Heroes, Wellfield Botanic Gardens, National New York Central R, Midwest Museum of American | ||
Dr. Havilah Beardsley House is a historic home located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1848, and is a two-story, rectangular, Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a medium pitched gable roof, full width front porch with Ionic order fluted columns, rounded openings, and decorative brackets. It has later flanking one-story, flat roofed wings. It was built by Havilah Beardsley, founder of the city of Elkhart. The house is operated as a historic house museum as part of the Ruthmere Mansion complex.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It is located in the Beardsley Avenue Historic District.
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