Benjamin Conklin House, 302 East Main Street, Cambridge City, Wayne County, IN

Significance: This handsome Greek Revival house was built in 1839-40. It has a particularly fine recessed entrance surmounted by a balcony, and a distinctive roof, hipped on the west side and stepped gable to the east. The structure was built for Benjamin Conklin, a pioneering merchant in the area, and was used initially for both his residence and business.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-42

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-43

Survey number: HABS IN-98

Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: after 1900 Subsequent Work

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1933 - 1970

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