Canal House

Canal House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Canal House, May 2011
Location	111 E. 4th St., Connersville, Indiana
Coordinates	39°38′24″N 85°8′22″W / 39.64000°N 85.13944°WCoordinates: 39°38′24″N 85°8′22″W / 39.64000°N 85.13944°W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1842
Built by	Whitewater Valley Canal Co.
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	73000016[1]
Added to NRHP	July 16, 1973

Canal House is a historic building located at Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana. It was built in 1842 by the Whitewater Valley Canal Co., and is a two-story, temple form, Greek Revival style stone building. It features a pedimented front with Doric order fluted pillars. It was built as quarters for the canal custodian and canal company headquarters. It later housed a bank and was restored by Congressman Finly Hutchinson Gray and his wife, who resided there from 1936 to 1947. It later housed the local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and is now a local history museum.^[2]:2

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Henry C. Blommel (March 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Canal House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.