National Historic Landmark · Crawfordsville, Indiana

Wallace, Gen. Lew, Study

Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

Wallace, Gen. Lew, Study
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
AddressPike St. and Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, IN
CountyMontgomery County
ListedMay 11, 1976
Listed forMilitary, Literature, Politics and government
Level of significanceNational
Also known asBen-Hur Museum
Reference number76000013
StyleByzantine Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressPike St. and Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, IN
Coordinates40.0406° N, 86.8944° W · Directions ↗
Also in Crawfordsville16 listed places in Crawfordsville →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Local history books for Crawfordsville

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  • Ghosts and Legends of Crawfordsville, Indiana
    Christopher M. Hunt and Christina L. Hunt, 2023
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  • Crawfordsville
    William P. Helling, 2011
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Indiana travel guides

  • Native American Place Names of Indiana
    Michael McCafferty, 2023
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  • Indiana Off the Beaten Path®
    Phyllis Thomas, 2021
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  • A Guide to Natural Areas of Northern Indiana
    Steven Higgs, 2019
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Wallace, Gen. Lew, Study listed on the National Register?

May 11, 1976. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Wallace, Gen. Lew, Study?

Pike St. and Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Wallace, Gen. Lew, Study?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76000013. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.