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Shirk-Edwards House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Shirk-Edwards House, January 2013
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Location	50 N. Hood St., Peru, Indiana
Coordinates	40°45′8″N 86°4′29″W / 40.75222°N 86.07472°W / 40.75222; -86.07472
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	c. 1862 (1862), 1921
Architect	Harrison, Merritt
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	95001109
Added to NRHP	September 14, 1995

Shirk-Edwards House is a historic home located at Peru, Miami County, Indiana. It was built about 1862, as a two-story, Italianate style brick mansion. It was renovated in 1921 in the Classical Revival. It rests on a limestone foundation and has a low-pitched hipped roof. The front facade features a full-width, two-story porch supported by four full and two engaged columns.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

The Shirk-Edwards House was sold at public auction in 2024 for $125,000.00.

References

1. ^ "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 Theresa L. Miller and Paul C. Diebold (March 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shirk-Edwards House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
3. oldhousesunder50k@gmail.com (2023-11-19). "SOLD - c.1862 Classical Revival Mansion For Sale on 1.42 Acres in Indiana Via Real Estate Auction - SOLD". Retrieved 2024-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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