Elston Grove Historic District (Crawfordsville, Indiana)
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Elston Grove Historic District is a national
historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
located at Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. The district encompasses 138 contributing buildings and 8 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Crawfordsville. It developed between about 1835 and 1935, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Col. Isaac C. Elston House, Henry S. Lane House, and
Gen. Lew Wallace Study The General Lew Wallace Study & Museum, formerly known as the Ben-Hur Museum, is located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976, and in 2008 was awarded a National Medal from the federal Institute of Museu ...
. Other notable buildings include the Galey House (1848), Campbell House (1852), T.S. Scott House (c. 1855), Powers House (1862), Blair House (c. 1863), Hadley and Hornaday Houses (1878), Alfrey House (1885), Detchon House (c. 1895), Ashley House (c. 1890), Snyder House (c. 1903), and Voris House (c. 1920). ''Note:'' This includes
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.


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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Italianate architecture in Indiana Queen Anne architecture in Indiana Colonial Revival architecture in Indiana Historic districts in Montgomery County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Indiana Crawfordsville, Indiana {{MontgomeryCountyIN-NRHP-stub