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Stewart-Studebaker House, also known as the John Studebaker Residence, is a historic home located at Bluffton,
Wells County, Indiana Wells County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 28,180. The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Bluffton. Wells County is included in the Fort Wayne Metropolitan Statistic ...
. It was built in 1882, and is a two-story,
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style red brick dwelling topped by a
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. It features a Mansarded tower above the main entrance. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs Reported Ghost, Local legends claim that this residence is the dwelling place of the "Studebaker Ghost". Claims range from lights on at night, to ghastly faces in the windows. These are probably nothing more than tales told by Bluffton school children to scare their friends, but it is a legend that ties a community together in folklore. It was listed on the
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in 1979.


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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Second Empire architecture in Indiana Houses completed in 1882 Buildings and structures in Wells County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Wells County, Indiana {{WellsCountyIN-NRHP-stub