Veraestau

Veraestau
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Veraestau, HABS photo, 1983
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Location	1 mile south of Aurora on State Road 56, Center Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
Coordinates	39°02′33″N 84°53′44″W
Area	148.6 acres (60.1 ha)
Built	1838 (1838)
Architect	Hamilton, James Montgomery; Deeken, Henri
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	73000013[1]
Added to NRHP	April 11, 1973

Veraestau is a historic home located in Center Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. It was built in 1838, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style brick and frame dwelling. It incorporates an earlier brick extension to the original 1810 log cabin that burned in 1838. A two-story addition was built in 1913, and a three-room brick addition to it in 1937. Also on the property are the contributing stable and carriage house (1937), Indian mound, family cemetery, and the remains of a kiln. The original house was built by Jesse Lynch Holman (1784-1842). Veraestau was also the birthplace of his son Congressman William S. Holman (1822-1897) and home of his son-in-law Allen Hamilton (1798–1864), who built the 1838 house.[2]: 2–3 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

Veraestau is owned by Indiana Landmarks and serves as their Southeast field office. It is available for rental.

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 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Mary O'Brien Gibson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Veraestau" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.

External links

• Media related to Veraestau at Wikimedia Commons
• Indiana Landmarks: Veraestau
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. IN-184, "Veraestau, Holman Hill Road, Aurora, Dearborn County, IN", 15 photos, 6 measured drawings, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. IN-184-A, "Veraestau, Carriage House & Stable, Holman Hill Road, Aurora, Dearborn County, IN", 3 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page