Hershey House
Hershey House | |
 Hershey House, November 2010 | |
  Location within Tippecanoe County, Indiana  Location within Indiana  Location within the United States | |
| Location | East of Lafayette on East Rd., Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°26′42″N 86°45′59″W / 40.44500°N 86.76639°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000054[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 28, 1978 |
Hershey House, also known as the Patrick Home, is a historic home located in Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was built in 1856, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style brick dwelling, with a 1+1⁄2-story rear wing. It is three bays wide and has a gable front roof. Also on the property is a contributing fieldstone milk house. It was the home of William Hershey, son of the builder Joseph M. Hershey, who served with the 16th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery in the American Civil War and witnessed the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.[2]: 2–3
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "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 Richard Ewing (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hershey House" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016.
