Corey Barbour House

Description:	Drawing of the Corey Barbour Home on North Thirteenth Street by Juliet A. Peddle, Terre Haute Artist and Architect. Corey Barbour Home on North Thirteenth Street. Drawing by Juliet A. Peddle, Terre Haute Artist and Architect.The Corey Barbour house is located on North Thirteenth Street about one block north of Maple Avenue.Corey Barbour was the eldest son of Daniel Barbour whose home was near New Goshen in Fayette Township. He was born in New York State in 1807 and came out to Vigo County with his father in 1817 when he was ten years old. He grew up in Fayette Township and it is said he was the first magistrate in that township. This was sometime prior to 1880.Certain notes say that he moved to his own farm in Vigo County in 1829. I have checked in the abstract of property included in his farm, and this property seems to have been acquired by Daniel Barbour in 1831 from the Markle estate and did not come into Corey Barbours possession until 1834. It is possible, however, that his farm consisted of several tracts of land and that he settled on another part of it in 1829. I do not know just when the house was built but I think it is safe to say it was after 1834 when he acquired the property where the house now stands. Possibly the late thirties or early forties would come pretty close to its date.Mr. Barbour lived here until his death in 1879. He was enthusiastic about farming and took pride in having the best stock and crops that could be produced. He took an active interest in organizing the Vigo Agricultural Society, serving as president at one time. He was also progressive about mechanical equipment and introduced the mowing machine, hay press, hay rake and other machines in the county.His property went to Sarah Louise Barbour at his death and was shortly acquired by Henry Ketcham, the husband of one of his sisters. It remained in this family until 1920 when it was sold to a realty company. It is now occupied by the Assembly of God church who have made a few changes inside to suit their needs, but the exterior has apparently had no essential changes made in it.
Origin:	01/01/2005
Contributor(s):	Peddle, Juliet, 1899-1979
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/rose/id/831
Collection:	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Logan Library
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Copyright:	Copyright Undetermined
Subjects:	Architectural drawings Architecture Houses Churches Barbour, Corey, 1807-1879 Architecture Domestic Life

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