Benjamin Conklin House, 302 East Main Street, Cambridge City, Wayne County, IN
Summary
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
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
Cambridge City (Ind.), 39.81246, -85.16424
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html