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Jacob Straus House

Coordinates: 41°27′51″N 85°35′22″W / 41.46417°N 85.58944°W / 41.46417; -85.58944
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Jacob Straus House
Jacob Straus House, July 2012
Jacob Straus House is located in Indiana
Jacob Straus House
Jacob Straus House is located in the United States
Jacob Straus House
Location210 S. Main St., Ligonier, Indiana
Coordinates41°27′51″N 85°35′22″W / 41.46417°N 85.58944°W / 41.46417; -85.58944
Arealess than one acre
Built1898 (1898)-1899
ArchitectOttenheimer, H. L.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.79000011[1]
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1979

Jacob Straus House, also known as the Louis Levy House, is a historic home located at Ligonier, Noble County, Indiana. It was built in 1898–1899, and is a two-story, frame dwelling with Neoclassical and Colonial Revival style design elements. It has a truncated hipped roof with dormers. The front facade features a two-story pedimented portico with Ionic order columns and pilasters. Also on the property is a contributing complementary garage.[2]: 2  It is open to visitors by the Ligonier Historical Museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Ligonier Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Virgil L. Levy (February 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jacob Straus House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.