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John K. Gowdy House

John K. Gowdy House
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John K. Gowdy House, March 2010
John K. Gowdy House is located in Indiana
John K. Gowdy House
John K. Gowdy House is located in the US
John K. Gowdy House
Location 619 N. Perkins St., Rushville, Indiana
Coordinates 39°36′49″N 85°26′37″W / 39.61361°N 85.44361°W / 39.61361; -85.44361Coordinates: 39°36′49″N 85°26′37″W / 39.61361°N 85.44361°W / 39.61361; -85.44361
Area less than one acre
Built 1888 (1888), 1905-1908
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 93001414
Added to NRHP December 10, 1993

John K. Gowdy House, also known as the Rush County Historical Society, is a historic home located at Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1888, and is a two-story, Queen Anne style brick dwelling. It sits on a limestone foundation and has a complex hipped roof with asymmetrically placed gables. It features a wraparound porch and second story porch. Also on the property are the contributing carriage house (1905-1908), summer kitchen (1905-1908), pump, well, and rolled and cast iron fence. It has housed the Rush County Historical Society since 1940.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.



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