Col. Isaac C. Elston House

Col. Isaac C. Elston House
Col. Isaac C. Elston House
Elston House
Col. Isaac C. Elston House is located in Indiana
Location: 400 E. Pike St., Crawfordsville, Indiana
Coordinates: 40°2′26″N 86°53′40″W / 40.04056°N 86.89444°W / 40.04056; -86.89444Coordinates: 40°2′26″N 86°53′40″W / 40.04056°N 86.89444°W / 40.04056; -86.89444
Built: 1882
Architectural style: Stick/Eastlake, Eastern Stick
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#:

82000025

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Added to NRHP: April 15, 1982

The Col. Isaac C. Elston House, also known as Elston Homestead or the DAR Chapter House (Dorthy Q Chapter), was the home of Major Isaac Compton Elston. He fought in the War of 1812 and the Black Hawk War. When he was 39, he moved to Indiana and became a frontier merchant, banker and financier.

The Home was given to Wabash College by his grandson, Isaac Compton Elston, Jr. (1873-1964) and is now used as the presidents home.

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