University District in Indiana in Indiana County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Breezedale
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: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
Location. 40° 37.194′ N, 79° 9.368′ W. Marker is in Indiana, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County. It is in the University District. It can be reached from School Street. On the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus, just west of Whitmyer Hall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Indiana PA 15705, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Catawba and Kittanning Native American Trails (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); William H. Sylvis (about 600 feet away); Home of Peter Sutton II, 1857 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stewart Hardware Memorial Sundial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Stewart Hardware (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wallace Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); James Maitland Stewart (approx. Ό mile away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indiana.
More about this marker. Breezedale currently serves as the IUP Alumni Center.
Regarding Breezedale. National Register Nomination Statement of Significance excerpt:
Breezedale was built in 1868 and represents a good example of the Victorian mansion as it applies to the small town architecture of the day. It served as the home of one of Indiana's most prominent citizens, James Sutton.
The house was built between 1865 and 1868.
Also see . . . Breezedale (Sutton-Elkin House) National Register Nomination Form. (Submitted on January 21, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 21, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.


