Ames Family Homestead

	Ames Family Homestead
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Field at the Ames Family Homestead, June 2013
Location	5332 and 5336 W150N, northwest of LaPorte, Center Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
Coordinates	41°37′36″N 86°48′12″W / 41.62667°N 86.80333°W
Area	13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built	1838, 1842, 1856, c. 1930
Built by	Ames, Charles
Architectural style	Federal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	12001062
Added to NRHP	December 19, 2012

Ames Family Homestead is a historic home and farm located in Center Township, LaPorte County, Indiana. The Captain Charles Ames House was built in 1842, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, Federal style frame dwelling. It has a split granite stone basement and a gable roof with dormers. The Augustus Ames House was built in 1856, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It sits on a brick foundation and sheathed in clapboard siding. Also on the property are the contributing traverse frame barn (1838), privy (c. 1930), ice house (c. 1930), cow shed (c. 1900), corn crib (c. 1930), chicken coop (c. 1940), silo (c. 1930), water pump (c. 1900) driveway marker (c. 1880), and wood shed (c. 1915).^[2]^: 3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/17/12 through 12/21/12. National Park Service. 2012-12-28.
^ "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 Kurt West Garner (January 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ames Family Homestead'" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01..

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[nps-1] "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/17/12 through 12/21/12. National Park Service. 2012-12-28.

[SHAARD-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 Kurt West Garner (January 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ames Family Homestead'" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01..

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