Millen-Chase-McCalla House Bloomington, Indiana

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The Millen-Chase-McCalla House in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, is a two story, brick two thirds 1- house predominately displaying both the Greek Revival and ltalianate styles. The house faces east, fronting North Walnut Street, the major northbound artery through the city. A single story frame addition extends north from the wing of the main house. Construction of the house dates to three periods--1844 when the rear wing was built by Covenanter William Millen, Sr. as the original house facing East Eighth Street; 1854 when the house was added to with what is now the main house facing east by former New Yorker Aaron Chase; and 1871 when merchant and Covenanter John McCalla remodeled the house in a combination of the Greek Revival and ltalianate styles. The MillenChase-McCalla House was listed on the State Register of Historic Sites and Structures in 1991 as the Topolgus Building, a name given to the house by the owners since 1947. It is eligible for the National Register at the local level. The property Criterion C under Architecture as both a good local example of a combination of the Greek Revival and ltalianate styles, and as one of the oldest homes remaining in Bloomington which reflects the regionally distinctive 1-house type.