Leonard Carter Historic House
The Leora Brown School, formerly the 1891 Corydon Colored School, seeks assistance to save the 1891 residence of Leonard Carter, a Civil War veteran who built the house. The house and adjoining property has been gifted to the Brown School with the understanding that it must be moved by May 15, 2005, to make way for the construction of a new halfway house for recovering alcoholics.
Leonard Carter was born in 1845 in Mooresville, a section of Floyds Knobs, Indiana. He relocated to Harrison County and at the age of 18 joined the 28th Colored Infantry during the Civil War. After Mr. Carter was wounded in the battle of Petersburg, Virginia, he was discharged from the army. He married Easter Perry in 1866 and they had nine children. The Carters and some of their children are buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Corydon.
The Brown School is seeking assistance to move the house and/or raise the funds to move the house. At the same time, the Brown School is seeking funds to purchase a lot on Hill Street that is adjacent to the school and that will accommodate the house. The Carter House will be used to interpret the everyday lives of some of Indiana's earliest African American settlers. It will become a companion project to the school and will become another historic site for the region. Contributions of services and/or funds should be sent to the Leora Brown School, Inc., P. O. Box 441, Corydon, Indiana 47112. Telephone 812/738-3376 or e-mail mxnbrown@aol.com.
The Leora Brown School, formerly the 1891 Corydon Colored School, seeks assistance to save the 1891 residence of Leonard Carter, a Civil War veteran who built the house. The house and adjoining property has been gifted to the Brown School with the understanding that it must be moved by May 15, 2005, to make way for the construction of a new halfway house for recovering alcoholics.
Leonard Carter was born in 1845 in Mooresville, a section of Floyds Knobs, Indiana. He relocated to Harrison County and at the age of 18 joined the 28th Colored Infantry during the Civil War. After Mr. Carter was wounded in the battle of Petersburg, Virginia, he was discharged from the army. He married Easter Perry in 1866 and they had nine children. The Carters and some of their children are buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Corydon.
The Brown School is seeking assistance to move the house and/or raise the funds to move the house. At the same time, the Brown School is seeking funds to purchase a lot on Hill Street that is adjacent to the school and that will accommodate the house. The Carter House will be used to interpret the everyday lives of some of Indiana's earliest African American settlers. It will become a companion project to the school and will become another historic site for the region. Contributions of services and/or funds should be sent to the Leora Brown School, Inc., P. O. Box 441, Corydon, Indiana 47112. Telephone 812/738-3376 or e-mail mxnbrown@aol.com.