Charles Sweeton House

Charles Sweeton House
Charles Sweeton House, December 2011
Location8700 Old State Rd., north of Evansville, Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Coordinates38°3′30″N 87°33′43″W / 38.05833°N 87.56194°W / 38.05833; -87.56194
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1888 (1888), 1926
ArchitectJamison, Walter; Meier, Jacob and Walter
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.05000196[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 25, 2005

Charles Sweeton House, also known as Mount Pleasant School, is a historic home located in Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. The original two-room brick Mount Pleasant schoolhouse was built in 1888, and remodeled and expanded in 1926 into a two-story, Bungalow style private residence. The exterior is sheathed in stucco and the front facade features a full-width one-story porch with Doric order columns and a central eyebrow arch.[2]: 6 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[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 August 1, 2016. Note: This includes Harold and Joyce Gourley (November 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Charles Sweeton House" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs