John S. Bowers House

John S. Bowers House

John S. Bowers House, November 2011
Location 104 Marshall St., Decatur, Indiana
Coordinates 40°50′4″N 84°55′26″W / 40.83444°N 84.92389°W / 40.83444; -84.92389Coordinates: 40°50′4″N 84°55′26″W / 40.83444°N 84.92389°W / 40.83444; -84.92389
Area 6.3 acres (2.5 ha)
Built c. 1900 (1900)-1905
Architectural style Queen Anne, Tuscan Order
NRHP Reference # 82000055[1]
Added to NRHP March 5, 1982

John S. Bowers House is a historic home located at Decatur, Adams County, Indiana. It was built about 1900-1905, and is a three-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling with 14 rooms. It sits on a stone foundation nd has a slate roof. It features stained glass and lead crystal windows and wraparound porch with Tuscan order columns. It was built by John S. Bowers, who owned a local quarry.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Joseph R. Stanley (September 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John S. Bowers House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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