de Richardville, Chief Jean-Baptiste, House
Historic house in Indiana, United States in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Added to the National Register in 1997, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville House was built near Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1827. Subsidized by the U.S. federal government through the 1826 Treaty of Mississinewas, it is believed to be one of only three treaty houses built east of the Mississippi River. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on March 2, 2012.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 5705 Bluffton Rd., Fort Wayne, IN |
| County | Allen County |
| Listed | Jun 27, 1997 |
| Reference number | 97000595 |
| Type of place | single-family detached home |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings, 1 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 5705 Bluffton Rd., Fort Wayne, IN |
| Coordinates | 41.03142, -85.16451 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park · 102 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 97000595. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.