Benjamin Schenck Mansion

Historic house in Indiana, United States

United States historic place


Benjamin Schenck Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Benjamin Schenck Mansion, August 2009
38°45′2″N 85°4′25″W / 38.75056°N 85.07361°W / 38.75056; -85.07361
Area	less than one acre
Built	1874 (1874)
Architect	Humprhies, George P.
Architectural style	Second Empire, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	02001174^[1]
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

^ ^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.