Venoge Farmstead

Venoge Farmstead
Venoge Farmhouse, June 2012
Location111 State Road 129, west of Vevay, Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana
Coordinates38°44′42″N 85°5′49″W / 38.74500°N 85.09694°W / 38.74500; -85.09694
Area30.1 acres (12.2 ha)
Builtc. 1805 (1805)
Architectural styleColonial, french colonial
NRHP reference No.96001539[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 2, 1997

Venoge Farmstead, also known as Musee de Venoge, is a historic home and farm located in Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana. The house was built in 1828,[2] and is a 1+12-story, rectangular frame cottage in a vernacular French Colonial style. It has a side gable roof and measures 18 feet by 38 feet, including an integral front porch.[3]: 5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Jacob Weaver letter, April 20, 1828
  3. ^ "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 Thomas R. Weaver (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Venoge Farmstead" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs