Charles Gerard Conn Mansion, Historic residence in Elkhart, United States.
The Charles Gerard Conn Mansion is a two-story Italianate brick house built in 1884 in Elkhart, Indiana. Its painted brick walls are fronted by a two-story projecting bay, and a two-story Classical Revival wraparound porch carried on 17 pillars runs along the facade.
Built in 1884, the house was the Elkhart home of C.G. Conn, founder of the Conn musical instrument company, until 1931. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
The house takes its alternate name, Strong-Conn Mansion, from the Strong family who owned it before C.G. Conn bought it in 1884. Conn lived here until 1931, and the building is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, added in 2007.
The mansion stands at 304 Strong Avenue in Elkhart, Indiana, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It is a private residence, so visitors see the painted brick facade, the two-story bay and the 17-pillar wraparound porch from the street.
The two-story wraparound porch is a Classical Revival addition to the 1884 Italianate brick house, carried on 17 pillars. C.G. Conn, founder of the Elkhart band instrument firm, lived here from 1884 until 1931, and the house entered the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
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