Coffin, Levi, House
Historic house in Indiana, United States in Fountain City, Indiana. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Coffin House is a National Historic Landmark located in the present-day town of Fountain City in Wayne County, Indiana. The two-story, eight room, brick home was constructed circa 1838–39 in the Federal style. The Coffin home became known as the "Grand Central Station" of the Underground Railroad because of its location where three of the escape routes to the North converged and the number of fleeing slaves who passed through it.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 115 N. Main St., Fountain City, IN |
| County | Wayne County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000009 |
| Type of place | historic house museum |
| Style | Federal architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 115 N. Main St., Fountain City, IN |
| Coordinates | 39.95658, -84.91706 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park · 45 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Quakertown Campground 31 mi · Overlook Shelter (Brookville Lake) 36 mi · Tailwater Shelter 1 (Brookville Lake) 36 mi |
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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 66000009. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.