Wendell Lewis Willkie House

Wendell Lewis Willkie House
Wendell Lewis Willkie House, March 2010
Location601 N. Harrison St., Rushville, Indiana
Coordinates39°36′46″N 85°26′53″W / 39.61278°N 85.44806°W / 39.61278; -85.44806
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1874 (1874)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.93001415[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1993

Wendell Lewis Willkie House, also known as the Cullen-Mauzy-Willkie House, is a historic home located in Rushville, Indiana, that was the home of Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie from 1940 to 1944.

Built about 1874, it is a 2+12-story, "L"-plan, Italianate brick dwelling, with a slate hipped roof, and sitting on a limestone foundation. It features segmental arched openings, paired scroll brackets, decorative rosettes, projecting bay, and a replacement porch built about 1900.[2]: 5, 8 

The house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[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 June 1, 2016. Note: This includes William F. Gulde (October 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wendell Lewis Willkie House" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.