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House construction

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

John M. Smith collection

 Collection
Identifier: L596
Scope and Contents This collection includes booklets, letters, photographs, maps, tintypes, newspaper clippings and realia from John M. Smith's personal collection ranging from 1790 to 1997 regarding Indiana history.
Dates: 1804-1982

Kregelo, Blake and Company collection

 Collection — Folder S1329
Identifier: S1329
Scope and Contents The document includes a list of costs incurred by Samuel Douglas from April 5 until June 6 to build a house. Measurements and costs are listed for a total of $3715. The most expensive items were two doors costing $440 and poplar flooring which cost $302. Ceiling material was the least expensive. Other things listed were: window frames, lumber, partitions, molding, and lights.
Dates: 1861

Thomas Morrison papers

 Collection — Folder S0991
Identifier: S0991
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a Photostat copy of a typewritten transcript of Morrison’s memoirs covering his family history and life through May 1826. Morrison writes of his early life and adventures traveling from Pennsylvania to Indiana and his work in construction. There is also a transcript of a letter written to Morrison from his brother in Indianapolis in 1876.
Dates: 1826, 1876