In a few cities, that is not true. Among the 10 cities with the most affordable mansions are Indianapolis, Kansas City and Louisville. A caution from Realtor. The city with the most affordable mansions is Indianapolis, one of the oldest large industrial cities in the Midwest. That is well below the national number. The Central Indiana's historic homes offer an escape into another world.
Intricately carved 19th-century wooden walls take your breath away. Pops of color in midcentury designs tell playful jokes. The stories behind the architecture and quirky furniture of yesteryear reveal new details about famous visitors and inhabitants. From mansions to modestly sized homes, many of these treasures are ideal destinations for a day trip. Thanks to dedicated directors, curators and volunteers, the residences are open for regular hours or tours by appointment.
Here's a list of 10 noteworthy historic homes that are an hour and half or less from Indianapolis. Sycamore St. Industrialist Monroe Seiberling settled in the home, with its striking tower-like middle, in Indiana was experiencing its gas boom, which turned Kokomo from an agricultural to an industrial community.
But the family didn't remain long, and George Kingston, who developed the carburetor used in the Ford Model T, became perhaps its most memorable resident. Now, the mansion functions as both a historic house and Howard County's history museum.
Admiring the stunning wood-paneled entryway, with its intricate carvings and arches, is a must. Tours: Can tour during lunches 11 a. Check their Facebook page for updates to the schedule before you go. Formal tours by appointment through info fowlerhouse. Donations recommended. Captured by Gothic Revival architecture, millionaire cattle king Moses Fowler built his dream home in the same style in It stands on a hill overlooking downtown Lafayette, and later, a Tudor-style addition was added to the structure.
Its ornate details pull from European cathedrals and make the eaves look like they're lined with lace. The glowing wood in the entryway that leads to a winding staircase resembles an old medieval castle. The back patio, with symmetrical zigzagging stairs, is among the most photographed historical spots in Lafayette. The old stories from the Fowler House are as legendary as its architecture.
Among them is the basement speakeasy, which one of Fowler's descendants ran and called the Crock Club. His friends and select Purdue University students paid 50 cents for all they could drink. The gardener, Shorty, cooked up 5-cent hamburgers. Tours: Request that people call ahead for an appointment. Walk-ins 1 to 4 p. Free ages 6 and under. Henry S. Lane might not be the most recognizable of names today, but he shifted American politics.
He was one of the founders of the Indiana Republican Party and an advocate who helped Abraham Lincoln win the presidency. He was known for munching chewing tobacco while giving a rousing political speech and, more locally, for building an iconic Greek Revival mansion in Crawfordsville.
Lane and his wife Joanna Elston built the home in , and they lived there until their deaths, making additions as time went on. Their niece inherited the home and later passed it on to the Montgomery County Historical Society. Most of it remains exactly as it was when the Lane family lived there, making it a time traveling dream.
Quirky Victorian items are on display, like the blue biscuit jar that was filled with soda crackers Lincoln himself was known to snack on. Tours start at N. Minnetrista Parkway in Muncie. He left the mansion to his secretary, Margaret Moore, in what seemed like a magnanimous gesture but turned into a financial quagmire for Moore. When the banks finally seized the house, it was a foreclosure served in courses, as pieces of the house were repossessed, but not the whole.
Hostetler had financed each addition separately, so some wings were paid off while others became the property of his creditors. Moore sold it to Indiana-born entrepreneur Chad Folkening, who still has it listed on Airbnb, though feedback on the site says Folkening has recently been canceling reservations.
The direct website for the house is still active, but does not list either a pool or a hot tub as available amenities. For a brief period in , the Baha Men, who at the time were being represented by Indy-based agents and producers, rented the mansion during a touring and recording stint. The wine-drinking contingent of Duggars, perhaps. And unlike most clickbait, the Kessler Mansion really pays off on the horrified-gasp-to-click ratio.
The future of the monstrous home is still up in the air. Folkening put the home up for sale in , and it remains on the market to this day.
A small handful of buyers have expressed interest, and a few even qualified to purchase, but none pulled the trigger.
For the money, maintenance, and resale value, it seems unlikely to become a single-family home again.
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