Decatur in Adams County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Site of the Decatur home of Author and Naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter

Adams County Historical Sites

Site Of Gene Stratton-Porter House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, November 27, 2022

1. Site Of Gene Stratton-Porter House Marker

Inscription. From 1886-1888 Gene Stratton-Porter and her husband Charles Porter lived in a two story woodframe house at this location. Not long after the birth of their only child, Jeanette, the Porters moved to Geneva.

Erected 2015 by Adams County Historical Society; Friends Of The Limberlost.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is August 22, 2015.

Location. 40° 49.753′ N, 84° 55.424′ W. Marker is in Decatur, Indiana, in Adams County. Marker is on South 2nd Street north of East Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 155 S 2nd St, Decatur IN 46733, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cat With Attitude (within shouting distance of this marker); Gene Stratton-Porter (within shouting distance of this marker); Last One In (within shouting distance of this marker); Decatur The County Seat (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Election 1833 (within shouting distance of this marker); Adams County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Adams County Veterans Memorial

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); To our pioneers (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Decatur.

Site of the Decatur home of Author and Naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, November 27, 2022

2. Site of the Decatur home of Author and Naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 82 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.