Col. Isaac C. Elston House

Col. Isaac C. Elston House
Elston House
Location 400 E. Pike St., Crawfordsville, Indiana
Coordinates 40°2′26″N 86°53′40″W / 40.04056°N 86.89444°W / 40.04056; -86.89444Coordinates: 40°2′26″N 86°53′40″W / 40.04056°N 86.89444°W / 40.04056; -86.89444
Built 1882
Architectural style Stick/Eastlake, Eastern Stick
NRHP Reference #

82000025

[1]
Added to NRHP April 15, 1982

The Maj. Isaac C. Elston House in Crawfordsville, Indiana, also known as Elston Homestead, was the home of Maj. Isaac Compton Elston. He fought in the War of 1812 and the Black Hawk War. When he was 39, he moved to Indiana and became a frontier merchant, banker and financier.

The Home was given to Wabash College by his grandson, Isaac Compton Elston, Jr. (1873-1964) and is now used as the President's home.

References

  1. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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