The Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood in Kokomo in Howard County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Seiberling Mansion
Photographed by Trevor L Whited, December 26, 2022
1. Seiberling Mansion Marker
Inscription.
Seiberling Mansion. . The Seiberling Mansion served as Indiana University's Kokomo Extension Center from 1947 to 1965, until the campus moved to Washington Street. IU President Herman B. Wells envisioned building higher education capacity in north-central Indiana to serve anticipated post World War II enrolment growth, especially veterans on the GI Bill. In 1946, IU purchased the Queen Anne/Romanesque Revival-style house, built for industrialist Monroe Seiberling in 1891, along with adjacent Elliot House and Carriage houses. The center was led by directors Virgil Hunt, Smith Higgins, and Victor Bogle, who successively oversaw student growth, expansion of faculty and curriculum, and community engagement. In 1971, IU leased the mansion to the Howard County Historical Society to be used as a museum, with the university retaining ownership until 1997. In 1972, the home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Seiberling Mansion served as Indiana University's Kokomo Extension Center from 1947 to 1965, until the campus moved to Washington Street. IU President Herman B. Wells envisioned building higher education capacity in north-central Indiana to serve anticipated post World War II enrolment growth, especially veterans on the GI Bill. In 1946, IU purchased the Queen Anne/Romanesque Revival-style house, built for industrialist Monroe Seiberling in 1891, along with adjacent Elliot House and Carriage houses. The center was led by directors Virgil Hunt, Smith Higgins, and Victor Bogle, who successively oversaw student growth, expansion of faculty and curriculum, and community engagement. In 1971, IU leased the mansion to the Howard County Historical Society to be used as a museum, with the university retaining ownership until 1997. In 1972, the home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected 2019 by Indiana University.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.
Location. 40° 29.201′ N, 86° 8.658′ W.
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Marker is in Kokomo, Indiana, in Howard County. It is in The Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood. It can be reached from West Sycamore Street (Indiana Route 22) just west of Kingston Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on a stone left of the front steps. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 W Sycamore St, Kokomo IN 46901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Photographed by Trevor L Whited, December 25, 2022
3. Seiberling Mansion Marker
The Seiberling Mansion
Photographed by Trevor L Whited, December 26, 2022
4. Seiberling Mansion Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2022, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. This page has been viewed 245 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 25, 2022, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
