C.S. Norton Mansion

C.S. Norton Mansion

C.S. Norton Mansion, September 2010
Location 1415 15th St., Bedford, Indiana
Coordinates 38°51′45″N 86°29′28″W / 38.86250°N 86.49111°W / 38.86250; -86.49111Coordinates: 38°51′45″N 86°29′28″W / 38.86250°N 86.49111°W / 38.86250; -86.49111
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1897 (1897)
NRHP Reference # 76000026[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1976

C.S. Norton Mansion is a historic home located at Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana. It was built in 1897, and is a 2 1/2-story, "royal blue" limestone dwelling. A three room addition was built in 1925-1926. It has dual front entrances and a parapet surrounding the roof. It is cubicle in form with a hipped roof with gable dormers. The house features a cylindrical tower topped by a conical roof, a one-story entrance portico with Ionic order columns, and a porte cochere. The building housed school administration offices after 1928.[2]:2–3

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[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 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Larry G. Evans (October 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: C.S. Norton Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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