Kent and Hitchens Houses

Kent House and Hitchens House
Hitchens House, April 2012
Location500 Main and 303 Lincoln Sts., Williamsport, Indiana
Coordinates40°16′54″N 87°17′20″W / 40.28167°N 87.28889°W / 40.28167; -87.28889
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built1854 (1854)
Architectural styleItalian Villa
NRHP reference No.84001719[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1984

Kent and Hitchens Housese were a matched pair of historic homes located at Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana. They were built in 1854, and are two-story, Italian Villa style brick dwellings. Each features a three-story corner tower set at an angle to the main part of the building. The houses were originally mirror images of each other.[2]: 5–6  The house at 500 Main was destroyed by a fire in the 1990s.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[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 July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Harry Mohler (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kent and Hitchens Houses" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs