Jacob Rickenbaugh House is a historic home located in
Hoosier National Forest
The Hoosier National Forest is a property managed by the United States Forest Service in the hills of southern
Indiana. Composed of four separate sections, it has a total area of . Hoosier National Forest's headquarters are located in Bedford, wi ...
,
Oil Township,
Perry County, Indiana
Perry County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 19,338. The county seat is Tell City. It is the hilliest county as well as one of the most forested counties in Indiana as it ...
. It was built in 1874, and is a two-story, "T"-plan dwelling constructed of
ashlar sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks.
Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...
blocks in the
late Greek Revival style. It has a low pitched gable roof and side porches on each side of the rear ell. From 1870 to 1961,
its parlor housed the
Celina Post Office. It was acquired by the
United States Forest Service
The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands. The Forest Service manages of land. Major divisions of the agency in ...
in 1968.
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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 ...
in 1984.
The house has been restored and is open regularly for self-guided tours in the spring-fall season.
See also
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List of United States post offices
Several United States post offices are individually notable and have operated under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or of the United States Postal Service (since 1971). Notable U.S. post offices include in ...
References
External links
Rickenbaugh House- Hoosier National Forest
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Historic American Buildings Survey in Indiana
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
Greek Revival houses in Indiana
Houses completed in 1874
Houses in Perry County, Indiana
National Register of Historic Places in Perry County, Indiana
Museums in Perry County, Indiana
Historic house museums in Indiana
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