Venoge Farmstead

Venoge Farmstead

Venoge Farmhouse, June 2012
Location 111 State Road 129, west of Vevay, Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°44′42″N 85°5′49″W / 38.74500°N 85.09694°W / 38.74500; -85.09694Coordinates: 38°44′42″N 85°5′49″W / 38.74500°N 85.09694°W / 38.74500; -85.09694
Area 30.1 acres (12.2 ha)
Built c. 1805 (1805)
Architectural style Colonial, french colonial
NRHP Reference # 96001539[1]
Added to NRHP January 2, 1997

Venoge Farmstead, also known as the Louis Gex Oboussier Farm and Vineyards, is a historic home and farm located in Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana. The house was built about 1805, and is a 1 1/2-story, rectangular frame cottage in a vernacular French Colonial style. It has a side gable roof and measures 18 feet by 38 feet, including an integral front porch.[2]:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[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 Thomas R. Weaver (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Venoge Farmstead" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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