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Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead

Coordinates: 41°29′08″N 87°20′02″W / 41.48556°N 87.33389°W / 41.48556; -87.33389
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Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead
Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead, June 2013
Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead is located in Indiana
Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead
Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead is located in the United States
Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead
Location111 E. 73rd Ave., Merrillville, Indiana
Coordinates41°29′08″N 87°20′02″W / 41.48556°N 87.33389°W / 41.48556; -87.33389
Area5.876 acres (2.378 ha)
Builtc. 1877 (1877)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.10001079[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 2010

Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead, also known as Walnut Grove, is a historic home located at Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana. The original section of the house was built in 1877, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling with a low pitched roof topped by a cupola. A kitchen addition was added about 1900, along with a one-story, wood-frame addition. The house features porches with Eastlake movement decoration. Also on the property are the contributing pump house (c. 1877), milk shed (c. 1900), and granary (c. 1877).[2]: 5–6 

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10. National Park Service. 2011-01-07.
  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 Gregg Abell (April 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.