Jeffersonville in Clark County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Grisamore House
Built c. 1837
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 24, 2022
1. Grisamore House Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.
Location. 38° 16.297′ N, 85° 44.443′ W. Marker is in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in Clark County. Marker is on West Chestnut Street west of Spring Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 W Chestnut St, Jeffersonville IN 47130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Monumental Memories (within shouting distance of this marker); The History of Preservation Station (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Monumental Memories (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Steamboats and Shipyards (about 500 feet away); Big Four Pedestrian/Bicycle Path (about 500 feet away); Flooding (about 500 feet away); Wall Street United Methodist Church (about 600 feet away); U.S. Quartermaster Depot (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jeffersonville.
Regarding Grisamore House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The property on which the structure is located was purchasedby Wilson and David Grisamore in 1837. David Grisamore was a brick mason who helped establish St. Paul's Episcopal Church in 1836; Wilson left Indiana in 1839 to establish a sugar plantation in LaFourch Parish, Louisiana. Later owners of the home included James Keigwin (circa 1854), a contractor and brickmaker, and his sister, Eliza Keigwin Read, widow of lawyer and bank president, John Read. The Read family retained ownership of the east portion of the home until 1906, when they sold it to Orlena Ogden Fitch, who had rented this portion for some years. The Fitch family maintained ownership of this section for more than 50 years. The west portion of the home was owned by Dr. Lod W. Beckwith, a prominent local physician, and later by John Driscoll, assistant cashier of the Citizen's National Bank.…
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Also see . . . Grisamore House. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (PDF) of the house, which was listed in 1983. (National Park Service) (Submitted on September 30, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 24, 2022
2. Grisamore House Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 24, 2022
3. Grisamore House
The marker is behind the tree. The house is unique in that it appears to be a single house but is actually a duplex.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 135 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
