The Condit House is the Official Residence of the President of Indiana State University

Indiana State University

Indiana State University is a public university located in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.The Princeton Review has named Indiana State as one of the "Best in the Midwest" seven years running, and the College of Education's Graduate Program was recently named as a 'Top 100' by U.S...

. Built in 1860 and bequeathed to the University in 1962, it is the oldest building on the campus.

The home, an example of Italianate architecture

Italianate architecture

The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...

, was the private home of the Right Reverend Blackford Condit and his family from 1862 until 1962. The Reverend's youngest daughter, Helen, donated the home to the University upon her death.

In addition to its role as the Official Residence, it previously served as the University Alumni Center.

The architect was Jabez Hedden and the contractor was Lucien Houriet. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1973.