Benjamin Schenck Mansion

	Benjamin Schenck Mansion
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Benjamin Schenck Mansion, August 2009
Location	206 W. Turnpike St., Vevay, Indiana
Coordinates	38°45′2″N 85°4′25″W / 38.75056°N 85.07361°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1874
Architect	Humprhies, George P.
Architectural style	Second Empire, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	02001174
Added to NRHP	October 16, 2002

Benjamin Schenck Mansion, also known as Schenck Mansion Bed and Breakfast, is a historic home located at Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana. It was built in 1874, and is a two-story, Italianate / Second Empire style brick mansion on a full basement. The house has over 12,000 square feet of space. It features a four-story tower with a mansard roof measuring 74 feet tall. The house was restored in 2000 and is operated as a bed and breakfast.^[2]^: 5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1] In 2020, the home was sold to tattoo artist Kat Von D, who announced her plans to move from Los Angeles, California to Indiana and live in the mansion.^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Tanner Underwood (November 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benjamin Schenck Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
^ "Controversial Tattoo Artist Kat Von D Buys Vevay, Indiana's Historic Schenck Mansion". Cincinnati City Beat. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

External links[edit]

Schenck Mansion Bed and Breakfast website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[SHAARD-2] "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Tanner Underwood (November 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benjamin Schenck Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs

[3] "Controversial Tattoo Artist Kat Von D Buys Vevay, Indiana's Historic Schenck Mansion". Cincinnati City Beat. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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