John K. Gowdy House, Rushville

Name: John K. Gowdy House
Address: 619 N. Perkins St, Rushville, United States

#1 among attractions in Rushville

Top attraction, History museum, Museum

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John K. Gowdy House, also known as the Rush County Historical Society, is a historic home located at Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1888, and is a two-story, Queen Anne style brick dwelling. It sits on a limestone foundation and has a complex hipped roof with asymmetrically placed gables. It features a wraparound porch and second story porch. Also on the property are the contributing carriage house, summer kitchen, pump, well, and rolled and cast-iron fence. It has housed the Rush County Historical Society since 1940. ()

Built: 1888 (136 years ago)Coordinates: 39°36'49"N, 85°26'37"W

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619 N. Perkins StRushville United States

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John K. Gowdy House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rush County Courthouse, St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church, Melodeon Hall, Booker T. Washington School.

0.4 miS
Tower, Romanesque architecture
Rush County Courthouse, Rushville
11 min walk • Rush County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. It was designed by the architectural firm of A. W. Rush & Sons of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was built in 1896, and is a 3+1⁄2-story, steel frame building sheathed in rock faced stone in the Richardsonian Romanesque style.
~1420 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church, Rushville
7 min walk • St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as St. Paul United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at Rushville, Rush County, Indiana.
0.4 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Melodeon Hall, Rushville
10 min walk • Melodeon Hall is a historic meeting hall and theatre building located at Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1872, and is a two-story, Late Victorian style brick building.
~1980 ftE
Romanesque architecture
Booker T. Washington School, Rushville
10 min walk • Booker T. Washington School is a historic school building located at Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1905, and is a two-story, "T"-plan, vernacular brick building with Romanesque Revival style design elements. It has a low-pitched hipped roof and features round and segmental arched openings.

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Which popular attractions are close to John K. Gowdy House?

Nearby attractions include St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church, Rushville (7 min walk), Booker T. Washington School, Rushville (10 min walk), Melodeon Hall, Rushville (10 min walk), Rush County Courthouse, Rushville (11 min walk).