▁north western ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁The ▁Hom est ead ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Park ▁Service ▁acquired ▁the ▁Hom est ead ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁Land mark , ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Order ▁of ▁Sign ific ance . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁house ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 ▁and ▁half ▁story ▁house ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁ ▁O wn ership ▁Joseph ▁B ail ly ▁acquired ▁the ▁Hom est ead ▁and ▁surrounding ▁lands ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁when ▁the ▁Cal um et ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁white ▁settlement . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁the ▁Hom est ead ▁went ▁to ▁his ▁wife . ▁At ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁it ▁went ▁to ▁their ▁daughter ▁Rose ▁B ail ly ▁How e . ▁ ▁Rose ▁How e ' s ▁daughter ▁Frances ▁inherited ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁when ▁Rose ▁died . ▁ ▁Frances ▁offered ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁the ▁Liter ary ▁Society ▁of ▁St . ▁Catherine ▁of ▁S ien na ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Society ▁did ▁not ▁accept ▁the ▁gift . ▁ ▁At ▁Frances ▁How e ' s ▁death ▁( 1 9 1 7 ) ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁held ▁by ▁Louis ▁G . ▁Hor ne ▁from ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁to ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1