The Watson House, also known as the Coombs House, is a historic home located just east of Charlestown, Indiana's town square. It was built about 1900, and is a two-story, rectangular frame dwelling with Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style design elements. It features a full-width front porch supported by slender columns.[2]: 2 Originally located on the site was the James Bigger-built Green Tree Tavern (1812), where Jonathan Jennings, the first governor of Indiana, was given an Inaugural Ball in 1816.
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| Location | 1015 Water St., Charlestown, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 38°26′43″N 85°39′39″W / 38.44528°N 85.66083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1900 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000051[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 1, 1983 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "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 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Bonny E. Wise (May 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Watson House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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