Brown Mansion, Chesterton

Description:	The red brick house at 700 W. Porter Avenue was built in 1885 for George Brown. Constructed in the Queen Anne style popular at that time, the home featured hand-carved fireplaces and oak stair railings, frescoed ceilings, gingerbread trim, and scrollwork porches on the exterior. The carriage house and windmill seen above to the right are no longer in existence. Westchester School Corporation purchased the building in 1963 and renovated it for use as the Administration Center. The Westchester Public Library now rents the building and uses it to house the Westchester Township History Museum.
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15078coll13/id/31
Collection:	Westchester Township Historical Images
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Geography:	United States -- Indiana -- Porter County -- Westchester Township -- Chesterton
Subjects:	Brown family Brown, George Architecture Agriculture

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