National Historic Landmark · house · Marion, Indiana

Webster, George, Jr. and Marie Daugherty, House

Historic house in Indiana, United States in Marion, Indiana. Added to the National Register in 1992, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1992Colonial Revival architecture
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What it is

Wikipedia · Marie Webster House

The Marie Webster House, also known as George Webster Jr. and Marie Daugherty House, is a historic house at 926 South Washington Street in Marion, Indiana. Built in 1905, it was the home of quilter Marie Webster (1859–1956) from 1909 until 1942, and is now home to the Quilters Hall of Fame. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993, honoring Webster's role in promoting and broadening interest and knowledge of the craft.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address926 S. Washington St., Marion, IN
CountyGrant County
ListedJun 17, 1992
Reference number92000678
Type of placehouse
StyleColonial Revival architecture
Contributing resources1 buildings

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

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Address926 S. Washington St., Marion, IN
Coordinates40.55242, -85.65997 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park · 98 mi · on Park Atlas
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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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 92000678. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.