National Register of Historic Places

Breezedale

Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Listed
March 28, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79002238

About this property

"Breezedale", also known as Sutton-Elkin House, is an historic home located on the campus of Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Built between 1865 and 1868, by John Sutton, a local businessman, Breezedale has a two-and-one-half-story, twenty-by-thirty-foot, brick main building, which was designed in a Late Victorian-Italianate-style. Attached to the main section are a twelve-by-eighteen-foot wood addition and two brick extensions. The home features a classic portico and cupola. After the Suttons, the house was occupied by John Pratt Elkin, a lawyer and politician who ended his career as a justice on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, hence its alternate name, the "Sutton-Elkin House". Since becoming a part of the university sometime after 1915 the house has been used as a dormitory and for classroom space. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, it is now home to the Breezedale Alumni Center.

Location

Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
40.61991, -79.15610

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Indiana Borough 1912 Municipal Building
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0.2 mi
Sutton, John, Hall
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Indiana Armory
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0.3 mi
Clark, Silas M., House
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0.3 mi
Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's Office
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Questions about this property

When was Breezedale listed on the National Register?

Breezedale was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Breezedale?

Breezedale is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Breezedale?

The period of significance for Breezedale is recorded as the industrial era.

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