Lowell in Lake County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
J. Claude Rumsey House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 9, 2023
1. J. Claude Rumsey House Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
Location. 41° 17.725′ N, 87° 24.997′ W. Marker is in Lowell, Indiana, in Lake County. Marker is on Michigan Street east of Castle Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 709 Michigan St, Lowell IN 46356, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Main Street School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Halsted House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail 1882 (approx. 8.8 miles away); Carnegie Center 1908 (approx. 8.8 miles away); Crown Point World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.8 miles away); The Old Lake County Courthouse, 1878 (approx. 8.9 miles away); W.W.II Triangle Memorial (approx. 9.2 miles away); First Physician (approx. 13.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lowell.
Regarding J. Claude Rumsey House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
TheJ. Claude Rumsey House was built in 1906 by Julius Claude Rumsey. Born in 1877, J. Claude Rumsey was most likely from a farming family south of Lowell towards Shelby. In 1897 he married Grace Lodema Pinkerton. The lot at 709 Michigan Avenue actually belonged to Grace, which she purchased from Cornelia Dwyer for $125.00 in 1896, one year prior to her marriage to J. Claude Rumsey. Records show that the couple took out a mortgage to build the house in 1903 and we know that it was completed by 1906. Both he and Grace were longtime Lowell residents at the time of their marriage.…
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The J. Claude Rumsey House is … an outstanding example of a Late Victorian Queen Anne Cottage. This property possesses high artistic value and represents the work of a skilled architect and craftsman, J. Claude Rumsey. The fine details seen on the multitude of dormers, the presence of both a one and a half story tower and two story bay, and elegant wrap around porch are demonstrative of the fine artistic qualities and thoughtful design. Superior construction and meticulous maintenance of the property has preserved the quality of all its original elements on the exterior as well as the interior.
Also see . . . J. Claude Rumsey House (PDF). National Register nomination for the house, which was listed in 2008. (National Archives) (Submitted on August 19, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 9, 2023
2. J. Claude Rumsey House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 54 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
