The Elias Conwell House in Napoleon stands just north of where the two Ripley County alignments of the Michigan Road come together. Here’s some of this home’s story.
One of my favorite stops on my 2008 Michigan Road trips was Napoleon, a little town in Ripley County, Indiana. A grand old home stands where the road intersects with Wilson St. there, and when I photographed it I wondered about its history. The home's owner saw this photo in my trip writeup and e-mailed me to fill in some details. The house was built in 1822 by Elias Conwell. I'm not aware of any houses older than this on the Michigan Road! It wa … Read More
via Down the Road
Advertisement
Like this:
Be the first to like this post.
Subscribe!
Jim
0 Responses to “Elias Conwell may have been a rascal, but he sure had a nice house (via Down the Road)”