Breezedale
"Breezedale", also known as Sutton-Elkin House, is an historic home located on the campus of Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
Breezedale | |
 Breezedale, July 2008 | |
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| Location | Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus, Indiana, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°37′11″N 79°9′23″W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1865-1868 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002238[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 29, 1979 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
History and architectural features
Built between 1865 and 1868, Breezedale has a two-and-one-half-story, twenty-by-thirty-foot, brick main building, which was designed in a Late Victorian-Italianate-style.
Attached to the main section are a twelve-by-eighteen-foot wood addition and two brick extensions. The home features a classic portico and cupola, and has been used as a dormitory and for classroom space, since becoming a part of the university sometime after 1915.[2]
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979,[1] it is now home to the Breezedale Alumni Center.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-12-04. Note: This includes Robert C. Wilburn (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Breezedale" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-04.
