140 S Sycamore Street, Campbellsburg, IN 47108

John T.C. Wilkins built a modest 2 story farmhouse on Sycamore Street at the entrance to town. The property included a barn, corner shoe repair shop, and several outbuildings. His son, William later occupied the house and in the late 1890s undertook a major renovation, expanding its footprint and adding embellishments, including horseshoe-shaped stained-glass windows, elaborate spindled porch work and ornate oak staircase- all adapted from pattern books published by George Barber, a Tennessee architect whose designs filled mail-order catalogs in the 1890s-1910s. Wilkins' other sons-James, John and Tom also employed services of George Barber to construct their own elaborate Queen Anne houses in the town. Today this group of 4 surviving houses constitutes a rare concentration of Barber homes in a small-town setting. Their existence has attracted the attention of Barber enthusiasts around the country. The newly rehabilitated John T.C. Wilkins house features 3 bedroom / 2.5 bath with … read more …