Franklin P. Nelson house, Greencastle, Indiana, circa 1875

Description:	Faded albumen stereoview of a brick and limestone Second Empire house. Printed on the front of the green mount is Published by Salter & Judd / 45 East Washington Street, Indianapolis and handwritten on the back: No 411 Residence of F. P. Nelson. The Greencastle Banner, Thursday, March 11, 1875, p. 7 printed a small notice stating that Salter & Judd, of Indianapolis, were in town yesterday getting stereoscopic views of the ruins [of the downtown fire], so this was possibly made at that time.The house, known as The Towers, was constructed in the early 1870s by wealthy farmer, banker, and industrialist Franklin P. Nelson and his second wife Eliza J. Brannan in 1873. After Nelsons death in 1896, his family sold the house to DePauw University and it served as a home for presidents and as a reception hall. By 1932 it was a fraternity house and was later rented as apartments. It was listed on the National Register in 1980 and still stands as of 2019. Both towers have been removed.[Sources: Indianapolis Star, June 12, 1932, part 3, page 36, Nelson Home Erected in 1873 Long Center of Greencastle Social Life by Agnes McCulloch Hanna; National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form for the F. P. Nelson House]
Origin:	1875, circa
Created By:	Salter & Judd
Source:	http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/444EF9DC-9CD5-4651-ADED-536355176340
Collection:	Indiana Album
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Geography:	701 East Seminary Street, Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, United States 39.642104,-86.853360
Subjects:	Joan Hostetler Collection Houses Second Empire Greencastle (Ind.) Putnam County (Ind.)

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