Rickenbaugh House
Jacob Rickenbaugh House, July 2011
Jacob Rickenbaugh House is located in Indiana
Jacob Rickenbaugh House
Jacob Rickenbaugh House is located in the United States
Jacob Rickenbaugh House
LocationSouthwest of St. Croix in the Hoosier National Forest, Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana
Coordinates38°11′18″N 86°36′44″W / 38.18833°N 86.61222°W / 38.18833; -86.61222
Arealess than one acre
Built1874 (1874)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.84001215[1]
Added to NRHPApril 6, 1984

Jacob Rickenbaugh House is a historic home located in Hoosier National Forest, Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana. It was built in 1874, and is a two-story, "T"-plan dwelling constructed of ashlar sandstone blocks in the late Greek Revival style. It has a low pitched gable roof and side porches on each side of the rear ell. From 1870 to 1961, its parlor housed the Celina Post Office. It was acquired by the United States Forest Service in 1968.[2]: 2, 5–6 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

The house has been restored and is open regularly for self-guided tours in the spring-fall season.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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 J. Marshall Davis (October 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jacob Rickenbaugh House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01..
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