Erastus Farnham House

The Erastus Farnham House is located just south of Fremont, Indiana, on Indiana State Road 827 and was built in 1847–1849 by Erastus Farnham. A staunch abolitionist and one of the local Underground Railroad leaders, Farnham designed this home in part to be used as a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fremont High School and Enos Michael House.

Fremont High School

School

Photo: MrHarman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fremont High School is a public high school located in Fremont, Indiana, United States. Fremont High School is the high school for the Fremont Community Schools Independent School District… Fremont High School is situated 2,800 feet northwest of Erastus Farnham House.

Enos Michael House

House

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Enos Michael House, also known as the Michael-Sullins House, is a historic home located in Fremont, Indiana. It was built in 1848, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, rectangular, five bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. Enos Michael House is situated 2,900 feet north of Erastus Farnham House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fremont and Ray.

Fremont

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Fremont is a town in Fremont Township, Steuben County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,034 at the 2020 census.

Ray

Hamlet

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Ray is an unincorporated community in both Steuben County, Indiana and Branch County, Michigan in the United States. Located along the local "State Line Road", the small community straddles the border between the two states. Ray is situated 4 miles northeast of Erastus Farnham House.

Jamestown

Village

Jamestown is an unincorporated community in Jamestown Township, Steuben County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Jamestown is situated 4½ miles west of Erastus Farnham House.

Erastus Farnham House

Type: House
Description: United States historic place
Categories: building, historic site, historic house, and residential building
Location: Fremont Township, Steuben, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.72301° or 41° 43′ 23″ north

Longitude

-84.93488° or 84° 56′ 6″ west

Established

1848

Open location code

86HQP3F8+62

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1024722008

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=house

Wikidata ID

Q104860165

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