Chenoweth-Coulter Farm
National Register of Historic Places

Chenoweth-Coulter Farm

LaFontaine, Huntington County, Indiana
Listed
June 16, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
09000426

About this property

Chenoweth–Coulter Farm, also known as Shady Brook Farm, is a historic home and farm located in Wayne Township, Huntington County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built in 1866, and is a two-story, three-bay, Greek Revival style brick I-house with a 1+1⁄2-story rear wing. It has a one-story, Italianate/Gothic Revival style front porch. Also on the property the contributing well house, wood house, garage, drive-through corn crib, chicken house, bank barn (1870), and privy. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Location

7067 S. Etna Rd.
LaFontaine, Huntington County, Indiana
40.71689, -85.56765

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When was Chenoweth-Coulter Farm listed on the National Register?

Chenoweth-Coulter Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 16, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Chenoweth-Coulter Farm?

Chenoweth-Coulter Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Chenoweth-Coulter Farm is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1866.

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