Frank Wheeler Hotel

Frank Wheeler Hotel

Frank Wheeler Hotel, June 2011
Location Jct. of Second and Main Sts., Freetown, Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°58′24″N 86°8′2″W / 38.97333°N 86.13389°W / 38.97333; -86.13389Coordinates: 38°58′24″N 86°8′2″W / 38.97333°N 86.13389°W / 38.97333; -86.13389
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1890 (1890)
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 91001161[1]
Added to NRHP August 29, 1991

Frank Wheeler Hotel, also known as the Brown-Wheeler House, is a historic hotel building located at Freetown in Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana. It was built in 1890, and is a modest two-story, Queen Anne style frame building. The building features asymmetrical massing, multiple gables, and a large porch with turned and decorative woodwork. Also on the property are the contributing shed and privy. Built as a private dwelling, it housed a hotel from 1905 to 1938.[2]:2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (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 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Russell L. and Donna M. Fritz (October 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frank Wheeler Hotel" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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