T.C. Steele Boyhood Home

Historic house in Indiana, United States

United States historic place


T.C. Steele Boyhood Home
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

T.C. Steele Boyhood Home, August 2012
39°52′32″N 87°2′40″W / 39.87556°N 87.04444°W / 39.87556; -87.04444
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c. 1852 (1852)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	03001318^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 24, 2003

T.C. Steele Boyhood Home, also known as the T.C. Steele House, is a historic home located at Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was built about 1852, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling with a front-gable roof. The house was renovated and enlarged between 1895 and 1902. It was partially restored in 2002. Restoration was completed in 2014 and the home now operates as a privately owned, no cost retreat for artists and historic preservationists. It was the boyhood home of noted Indiana impressionist artist T.C. Steele (1847-1926).^[2]^: 5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.^[1] Current programming for the location includes plein air paint outs, annual family reunions, artist mentoring weekends, school field trips, and public tours by appointment.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Olen R. Gowens (July 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: T.C. Steele Boyhood Home" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.