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Elmhurst
State Rd. 121 - 765-825-5365
Erected in 1831 by Oliver H. Smith. Later home of Caleb B. Smith, Secretary
of Interior under Lincoln and Grand Master of Indiana Masons. By 1850 It
was the residence of Samuel W. Parker, who was at that time the President
of the Whitewater Valley Canal Company. Parker died in 1859 and is buried
on the property. Elmhurst has been built onto several times. and between 1909
and 1927 it served as the Elmhurst School for Girls. Between 1927 and 1928 it
was called the Pennton Military Institute.
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