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The Yenowine-Nichols-Collins House is a two story, five void, bearing wallbrick structure in the Federal style, This house originally was a twostory rectangular structure with a one story elI projecting to the rear.In 1880, when a grandmother cane to live in the house, a frame room wasbuilt for her above the e11. At a later date a porch was added to therear of the el1 as well as another room on the side towards the inside ofthe e11. The bricks, burnt on the site, are laid in Flemmish bond on alimestone foundation. A11 the wood for both the interior and exteriortrim for the house came from the 160 acres that it was built on. The onlywork not done on the property during the constructj-on of the house wasthe bending of the cherry banister which was done at Shippingsport.

The roof is low gabled with single-stacked brick chi-mneys inside the gableends of the main structure and on the gable end of the ell. The woodeneaves have a boxed cornice with a plain freize. The windows are six oversix small paned sash type, have radiating brick lintels on the first floorand second floors have pilasters and an entablature that are similar ex-cept in that the transom lights with mullions and the second floor wasoriginally pedimented above the eave line. There are two steps leadingto the front door.-

The interior of the Yenowine-Nichols-Collins llouse contains many fineexamples of craftsmanship and design" The floor in the living room ismade of ho1ly cut in narrow boards" This is a durable but a relativelysoft wood, with a soft color that adds warmth to the loom.

The rest of the floors in the house are the typical wide-cut ash or poplar.One interesting feature of the living room is the mantle over the fire-p1ace. This i; identical to one found in a house built by Isaac Bowmanin the Shenandoah Valley. Tt is of more than passing interest to notethat Isaac Bowman lived in this area in Indiana and once sold a horse millto the yenowine family and so possibly could have sold them the mantle.The house also contains several pieces of furniture that were brought tothe house when it was first built.

A wood smokehouse, woodshed and privy of various datesr but in a stylethat is totally compatible with the house, complete the Yenowine-Nichols-Collins House complex.The Yenowine family maintained a continuous interest in the gardenssurrounding the house. At one time the vegetable garden was irrigatedfrom a'spring that ran through the kitchen. There are still many plantingsthat were done in the nineteenth century being maintained with the oldvarieties of flowers.

Form No. l0-3OOa(Rev.1O-74)

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CONTI IVUATION SHEEI ITEM NUMBER 7 PAGE 2

On November 13, 1973 Mabelle N. Collins, the current owner of thehouse wrote that "In the l-BB0 | s the railroad went under it - a milelong tunnel then the telegraph poles and wires followed aboveground - then a state highway came through the bluegrass pasture -destroyed the springbrook. Then the Interstate destroyed our trees,our pond, one spring, a wooded hillside a shopping center is onGrandpars beloved meadow - th.e pear and apple trees were bulldozedaway - high tension power lines bisect the fields the old housesurrounded by concrete seems l-ost". The owners of this house haveallowed protective bushes to grow and planted more so that onceinside the complex the freeways, power linesrand shopping centersare no longer in view.

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The Yenowine-Nichols-Collins House is an excellent example of a later phasein a Federal style farmhouse. As i-n many Ohio Valley houses of the period,the upper central window has been widened to match the entrance door.Especially with the ori-ginaI pedirnent, the fine vertj-ca1 lines and sharp-ness of the details give the house a Greek Revival flavor even though thereare few specific references.This house is intimately associated with the lives of one pioneer family.It was built by Daniel Yenowine after his marriage to Sarah Lidkay in 1832.His ancesters had moved frorn Pennsylvania to Kentucky in the 17th centuryand some of thern moved in to Indj-ana in the early l8th century" Mrs.Collins captures the family tradition of the horoe when she speaks ofthe beautifully carved cherry banister as the one that her mother, hergrandmother, and her great-grandmother had all slid down as children. Eachgeneration has added on to the home to accommodate newer life styles, buthas not destroyed the traditional aspects of the house with major remodeling.The outbuildings, with the exception of a barn, that grew with a traditionalIndiana farmstead are all extant and provide an extra measure of identityto this property. Adding to the overall character of the Yenowine-Nicho1s-Collins House are the gardens filled with 19th century plantings.The interior furnishing from the cherry banister formed at Shippingsportand the ho11y, ash and poplar floors to the pieces of furniture- tfrit- havebeen in the family since the home was constructed make this house one ofthe best showplaces for life j-n southern Indiana over the years.Its beautiful construction and detaj-l along with its direct associationwith a pioneer family j-n rndiana make this house significant.

MAJ OR BIBLI OGRAPHI CAL REFERENCE S

Letter, Mabelle N. Collins to Mrs' Hyatt, November 13, 1973

Elizabeth S. Payne, "The House of Yenowine", Unpublished Manuscript, L969Floyd County Historical- Society

(L.A. Williams Co.)u

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-As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Aet of 1966 (Public Law 89-665). Ihereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to thecriteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.

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