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Property Name	Halderman-Van Buskirk Farmstead
Reference Number	13000092
State	Indiana
County	Wabash
Town	Roann
Street Address	5653 N 700 W, Roann, IN
Multiple Property Submission Name	N/A
Status	Listed 3/20/2013
Link to full file	http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/places/pdfs/13000092.pdf

The Halderman-Van Buskirk Farmstead is eligible under National Register Criteria A and C. Under Criterion A the property qualifies under agriculture as area of significance. The Halderman-VanBuskirk Farm, which was developed by two families associated with the development of Roann, is a well preserved example of a mid to late 19th century farm that continued its agricultural importance into the early 1900s. The property also qualifies under Criterion C under the area of significance of Architecture. The house is a particularly interesting example of the Gothic Revival style executed in a regional interpretation.

 

Properties are listed in the National Register of Historic Places under four criteria: A, B, C, and D. For information on what these criterion are and how they are applied, please see our Bulletin on How to Apply the National Register Criteria

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