Morgan House is a historic home located at Bloomington,

Monroe County, Indiana Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 1910 the US Census Bureau calculated the nation's mean population center to lie in Monroe County. The population was 137,974 at the 2010 United States Census. The county seat is Bloomin ...

. It was designed by architect

George Franklin Barber George Franklin Barber (July 31, 1854 – February 17, 1915) was an American architect known for the house designs he marketed worldwide through mail-order catalogs. Barber was one of the most successful residential architects of the late Vi ...

and built in 1890. It is a two-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling with an irregular plan. It features a long narrow

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, two-story polygonal bay, multi-gabled roof, decorative shingles, and four brick chimneys with decorative corbelling. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

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in 1983. It is located in the North Washington Street Historic District.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Houses completed in 1890 Queen Anne architecture in Indiana Houses in Monroe County, Indiana Buildings and structures in Bloomington, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Indiana Historic district contributing properties in Indiana {{MonroeCountyIN-NRHP-stub

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