Alva Kitselman House, Colonial Revival mansion in Muncie, United States.
The Alva Kitselman House is a 2+1⁄2-story, L-plan Colonial Revival brick mansion in Muncie, Indiana. It has a hipped-roof main block with a central portico carried on Ionic columns and a 2+1⁄2-story rear service wing. A contributing carriage house and a decorative steel fence stand on the grounds.
Alva L. Kitselman, a Muncie industrialist enriched by the Indiana gas boom and the wire and barbed-wire trade, bought part of "Calvert's Woods" and had the house built in 1915. His family lived there until the 1930s, when they moved to California; after his death his widow sold it in 1950. In 1951 it became the Hazelwood Christian Church, a Disciples of Christ congregation, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
The house reflects the tastes of wealthy industrial leaders who lived in Indiana during the early 20th century. The Colonial Revival details and decorative steel fence show how local elites designed their homes to display their status.
The property sits on West University Avenue and includes the main residence plus a separate carriage house on the grounds. Visitors should note that the site is now part of a religious establishment, so public access may be limited or require prior arrangement.
The building became known as Hazelwood and now serves as a center for the Hazelwood Christian Church. This transformation shows how grand private homes can take on new purposes and become community gathering places.
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