Crowe-Garritt House is a historic home located at
Hanover
Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...
,
Jefferson County, Indiana. The original section was built about 1824, with later additions and modifications. It is a two-story, rectangular wood-frame vernacular dwelling with a two-story
verandah
A veranda or verandah is a roofed, open-air gallery or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure.
Although the form ''veran ...
. The house was the residence of
John Finley Crowe
John Finley Crowe (June 16, 1787 - January 17, 1860) was a Presbyterian minister and the founder of Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana.Baker, Frank. ''Glimpses of Hanover's Past''. Seymour, IN: Graessle-Mercer Co. (1978) 22-30.
His residence fro ...
, founder of
Hanover College from 1824 to 1860.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1980.
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References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
Houses completed in 1824
Houses in Jefferson County, Indiana
National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Indiana
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