Kent and Hitchens Houses

Kent House and Hitchens House

Hitchens House, April 2012
Location 500 Main and 303 Lincoln Sts., Williamsport, Indiana
Coordinates 40°16′54″N 87°17′20″W / 40.28167°N 87.28889°W / 40.28167; -87.28889Coordinates: 40°16′54″N 87°17′20″W / 40.28167°N 87.28889°W / 40.28167; -87.28889
Area 3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built 1854 (1854)
Architectural style Italian Villa
NRHP Reference # 84001719[1]
Added to NRHP March 1, 1984

Kent and Hitchens Housese were a matched pair of historic homes located at Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana. They were built in 1854, and are two-story, Italian Villa style brick dwellings. Each features a three-story corner tower set at an angle to the main part of the building. The houses were originally mirror images of each other.[2]:5-6 The house at 500 Main was destroyed by a fire in the 1990s.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Harry Mohler (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kent and Hitchens Houses" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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