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Vance-Tousey House

Coordinates: 39°5′19″N 84°51′7″W / 39.08861°N 84.85194°W / 39.08861; -84.85194
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Vance-Tousey House
Vance-Tousey House, November 2012
Vance-Tousey House is located in Indiana
Vance-Tousey House
Vance-Tousey House is located in the United States
Vance-Tousey House
Location508 W. High St., Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Coordinates39°5′19″N 84°51′7″W / 39.08861°N 84.85194°W / 39.08861; -84.85194
Arealess than one acre
Built1818 (1818)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.00001547[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 2000

Vance-Tousey House is a historic home located at Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana. It was built about 1818, and is a two-story, five-bay, Late Georgian / Federal style brick and sandstone dwelling with a low hipped roof. The main block is flanked by 1+12-story wings. Flanking the main entrance are fluted Doric order engaged columns above which is a Palladian window. It was built by Samuel C. Vance, founder of the town of Lawrenceburg. It houses the Dearborn County Historical Society.[2]: 5 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

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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 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Chris McHenry (January 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Vance-Tousey House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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