Aaron Swayzee House
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Aaron Swayzee House, also known as the Swayzee-Love House, is a historic home located at Marion,
Grant County, Indiana Grant County is a County (United States), county in central Indiana in the United States Midwest. At the time of the 2020 census, the population was 66,674. The county seat is Marion, Indiana, Marion. Important paleontology, paleontological disc ...
. It was built in 1855, and is a two-story, L-shaped, Greek Revival style brick dwelling painted white. The front facade features a pedimented
portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...
with two 22-foot tall
Corinthian order The Corinthian order (Greek: Κορινθιακός ρυθμός, Latin: ''Ordo Corinthius'') is the last developed of the three principal classical orders of Ancient Greek architecture and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric order ...
columns and
stained glass Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...
windows. It is one of the oldest houses in Marion and Grant County. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.


References

Marion, Indiana Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Greek Revival houses in Indiana Houses completed in 1855 Buildings and structures in Grant County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Grant County, Indiana {{GrantCountyIN-NRHP-stub