- Moses Fowler House
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Moses Fowler House
Southern side of the house
Location: Corner of 10th and South Sts., Lafayette, Indiana Coordinates: 40°25′0″N 86°53′10″W / 40.416667°N 86.88611°WCoordinates: 40°25′0″N 86°53′10″W / 40.416667°N 86.88611°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1851 Architectural style: Gothic Revival Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 71000009[1] Added to NRHP: August 5, 1971 The Moses Fowler House is located at the corner of 10th and South Streets in Lafayette, Indiana. The Fowler house is considered the finest example of a large Gothic Revival residence still standing in Indiana. The house was built by Moses Fowler over the period of 1850-1852. Fowler came to Lafayette in 1839 and engaged in a number of business pursuits which made him very wealthy. At his death in 1889, Fowler had accumulated a fortune of several million dollars. Moses Fowler and his wife Eliza were donors to various community interests including Purdue University. Eliza Fowler Hall (razed) at Purdue University was named in honor of Eliza Fowler.
Wilbur Peat describes the Fowler House as follows: "It has a large bay window on the central projection and an oriel window to the left of it. Dormers break the line of the eaves, and a chimney, designed after English medieval models, rises from the ridge of the roof. The woodwork both inside and out is skillfully carved in keeping with original Gothic inspirations."
The Moses Fowler House has been the home of the Tippecanoe County Historical Society since 1940. The house is open to the public.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
Further reading
- Indiana Houses of the Nineteenth Century by Wilbur Peat, copyright 1962. pages 88.
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Indiana, edited by Thomas M. Slade, copyright 1983, page 122. ISBN 0-253-32741-5
External links
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Portal:National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic Places in Tippecanoe County, Indiana National Historic Landmark 
Historic districts Battle Ground Historic District | Centennial Neighborhood District | Chauncey-Stadium Avenues Historic District | Dayton Historic District | Downtown Lafayette Historic District | Ellsworth Historic District | Highland Park Neighborhood Historic District | Hills and Dales Historic District | Indiana State Soldiers Home Historic District | Jefferson Historic District | Ninth Street Hill Neighborhood Historic District | Park Mary Historic District | Perrin Historic District | St. Mary Historic District | Upper Main Street Historic District
Other properties Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity House | Jesse Andrew House | Judge Cyrus Ball House | Big Four Depot | Cairo Skywatch Tower | John E. and Catherine E. Christian House | Ely Homestead | Enterprise Hotel | Falley Home | Farmers Institute | Fort Ouiatenon | Moses Fowler House | Hershey House | Marian Apartments | Mars Theatre | Morton School | James Pierce Jr. House | William Potter House | St. John's Episcopal Church | Scott Street Pavilion | Stidham United Methodist Church | Temple Israel | Tippecanoe County Courthouse | The Varsity | Waldron-Beck House and Carriage House | James H. Ward House
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Tippecanoe County, Indiana and List of National Historic Landmarks in Indiana Categories:- Houses completed in 1851
- Gothic Revival architecture in Indiana
- Historic house museums in Indiana
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Lafayette, Indiana
- Museums in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
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