Wendell Lewis Willkie House

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.

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

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. "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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes William F. Gulde (October 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wendell Lewis Willkie House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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