Wellington A. Clark House
Wellington A. Clark House, June 2012
Wellington A. Clark House is located in Indiana
Wellington A. Clark House
Wellington A. Clark House is located in the United States
Wellington A. Clark House
Location227 S. Court St., Crown Point, Indiana
Coordinates41°24′57″N 87°21′57″W / 41.41583°N 87.36583°W / 41.41583; -87.36583
Arealess than one acre
Built1847 (1847)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Hall and Parlor
NRHP reference No.01000619[1]
Added to NRHPJune 6, 2001

Wellington A. Clark House, also known as The Old Homestead, is a historic home located at Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1847, and is a one-story, vernacular Greek Revival style timber frame dwelling with a hall and parlor plan. It has an L-shaped rear extension and is sheathed in clapboard siding.[2]: 5  It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

Wellington A. Clark was a native New Yorker. In the winter of 1837, he traveled to northwest Indiana by way of ship from Cleveland to Chicago. After arriving in northern Indiana he settled on a farm south of Crown Point. In 1846, he and his wife, Mary C. Hackley, built “The Old Homestead”. Before finally settling into “The Old Homestead” full-time in 1875, they split their time between Crown Point and their farm in rural Lake County. During his life he pursued a number of different commercial ventures including farming, real estate and was a frequent contributor for the local newspaper. Notably, he opened the first cheese factory in Crown Point. He was a member of a couple fraternal organizations and was an active member of the Presbyterian church. As one of the original settlers in the area, he was one of the founding member of the Old Settlers and Historic Association. He remained in Crown Point till his death at 97 in 1912. As for “The Old Homestead”, it remained in family hands until his grand daughter, Claribel Clark Bevan died in 1965. Prior to her death Mrs. Bevan made arrangements to donate "The Old Homestead" to the city of Crown Point. In celebration of the State's sesquicentennial "The Old Homestead" was opened to the public for tours on May 4, 1966.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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 James Douglas Smith and Sherry A. Nagel-Smith (September 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wellington A. Clark House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. ^ Brown, Avis (1970). Historical Association of Lake County, Indiana Reports and Papers v.12. Greenfield, IN: Mitchell-Fleming Printing Inc. pp. 166–170.
  4. ^ Schmal, Richard. "Wellington A. Clark (1815-1912)". lowellpl.lib.in.us. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. ^ Schmal, Richard. "The Wellington A. Clark Family". lowellpl.lib.in.us. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. ^ Ball, Timothy (1904). Encyclopedia of Genealogy and Biography of Lake County, Indiana: With a Compendium of History, 1834-1904 : a Record of the Achievements of Its People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. Lewis Publishing. pp. 538–41.


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