Maurice W. Manche Farmstead
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LocationCounty Road 900W, west of Carthage in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana
Area160 acres (65 ha)
Built1919
Maurice W. Manche Farmstead | |
 Maurice W. Manche Farmhouse, August 2012 | |
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| Location | County Road 900W, west of Carthage in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°44′18″N 85°29′21″W / 39.73833°N 85.48917°W |
| Area | 160 acres (65 ha) |
| Built | 1919 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Gambrel roof barn |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001411[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 14, 1989 |
Maurice W. Manche Farmstead is a historic home and farm and national historic district located in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built in 1919, and is large two-story, Bungalow / American Craftsman style dwelling faced in brown brick, stucco and half-timbering. It has a low pitched roof with red ceramic tile features a connected long porte cochere and porch. Also on the property are the contributing gambrel roofed livestock barn, corn crib, windmill, scale shed, and fence.[2]: 5
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
