Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1911 — Francesville Men Aequire the Thayer Mansion at Plymouth. [ARTICLE]

Francesville Men Aequire the Thayer Mansion at Plymouth.

Francesville Tribune. H. W. Bledsoe and J A Engle, of this place, within the past few days, have come into possession of the old Thayer mansion at Plymouth, the exchange consideration being a farm in Jefferson township, thjs county. The Thayer mansion was built some»twenty years ago at a cost of over 350,000 and at the time was considered the most magnificent home in northern- Indiana The interior is finished in mahogany and black walnut and the furnishings in its twenty-six rooms are simply beautiful. Since the passing -of Col. Thayer, the residence has been made an historic spot by reason of several memorable political conventions that have been held in it and on its big lawn. The writer of this article attended a convention held there three years ago in which John L. Moorman, of Knox, and Chas W. Miller, of Gosfien, waged a bitter contest for political supremacy.