Veraestau
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Veraestau, HABS photo, 1983
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| Location | 1 mile south of Aurora on State Road 56, Center Township, Dearborn County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 148.6 acres (60.1 ha) |
| Built | 1838 |
| Architect | Hamilton, James Montgomery; Deeken, Henri |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 73000013[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1973 |
Veraestau is a historic home located in Center Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. It was built in 1838, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style brick and frame dwelling. It incorporates an earlier brick extension to the original 1810 log cabin that burned in 1838. A two-story addition was built in 1913, and a three room brick addition to it in 1937. Also on the property are the contributing stable and carriage house (1937), Indian mound, family cemetery, and the remains of a kiln. The original house was built by Jesse Lynch Holman (1784-1842). Veraestau was also the birthplace of his son Congressman William S. Holman (1822-1897) and home of his son-in-law Allen Hamilton (1798–1864), who built the 1838 house.[2]:2-3
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
Veraestau is owned by Indiana Landmarks and serves as their Southeast field office. It is available for rental.
References
External links
- Indiana Landmarks: Veraestau
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. IN-184, "Veraestau, Holman Hill Road, Aurora, Dearborn County, IN", 15 photos, 6 measured drawings, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. IN-184-A, "Veraestau, Carriage House & Stable, Holman Hill Road, Aurora, Dearborn County, IN", 3 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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