Moffett-Ralston House, also known as the John C. Robinson House, is a historic home located in Lafayette Township,

Owen County, Indiana Owen County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 1920 the United States Census Bureau calculated the mean center of U.S. population to fall within this county. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 21,575. Its county ...

. It was built in 1864, and expanded and modified about 1870. It is a two-story, vernacular

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style frame dwelling. It has a hipped roof with brackets and a rebuilt ornate porch with

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. It was renovated in the early-1970s. It was a boyhood home of Governor and Senator Samuel M. Ralston. ''Note:'' This includes . It was listed on the

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in 1975.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Greek Revival houses in Indiana Italianate architecture in Indiana Houses completed in 1870 Buildings and structures in Owen County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Owen County, Indiana {{OwenCountyIN-NRHP-stub