Mountz House is a historic home located at Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana. It was built in 1893, and is a two-story, four bay by five bay, Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It has a cross gable roof and two-story gabled wing. It sits on a

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foundation and has a pitched

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roof. It has narrow clapboard siding and decorative diamond-shaped checkerboard pattern panels. It features a front porch with turned posts and decorative brackets. Also on the property is a contributing barn. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was added to the

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in 1983.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Queen Anne architecture in Indiana Houses completed in 1893 Houses in DeKalb County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in DeKalb County, Indiana {{DeKalbCountyIN-NRHP-stub