West-Harris House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

From the record

“West-Harris House, also known as Ambassador House, is a historic home located at 106th Street and Eller Road in Fishers, Indiana, United States. The ell-shaped, two-story, Colonial Revival-style dwelling with a large attic and a central chimney also features a full-width, hip-roofed front porch and large Palladian windows on the gable ends of the home.”
Wikipedia article West-Harris House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 31 National Register listings published here for Hamilton County · listed in 1999 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. West--Harris House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 10595 Eller Rd., Fishers, 46038
When was it listed? March 1999
Category. building
Township. Delaware township
Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 99000297 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

What happened here

An account from the chapter on Delaware township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.

From History of Hamilton County, Indiana : with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to Which Are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships, published 1880 - Delaware Township

Early Settlement

William Conner was the first white man to locate in the county. He built his trading post early in the century. It is said he and his brother, John Conner, were given their liberty by the Indians who had captured them when young boys, as a reward for their courage displayed in successfully running the gauntlet.

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The ground it stands on

8,379 words

The chapter on Delaware Township in History of Hamilton County Indiana, published 1915 names Fishers. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.

The first school in the township was opened in the winter of 1830 in a log cabin on the farm of Abraham Williams. The children of Mr. Williams and the children of his neighbor, Joseph Eller, were the only pupils. In 1832 the residents of the district erected a school house and Mr. Lynch was the first teacher. Both of these schools were maintained by subscription. The Farley school was built in 1837, Johnson Farley being the first teacher. About the same year, Joseph Gore taught a school in a cabin on land belonging to George Wise. All these early schools were conducted on the subscription plan until the present school system was inaugurated. Then, one by one, each district obtained its school house and a teacher. At one time there were ten district schools in the township. At present there are only two district schools and only one one-roomed building. The remainder of the students attend the graded schools at Carmel and Fishers. These schools also include a four-year high school course.

Passage source: History of Hamilton County Indiana, published 1915.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Delaware Township - 8,379 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.

Mines and quarries near this property

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of West-Harris House: 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Indianapolis 521 Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Carmel 512 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Eighty-Sixth Street Sand	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Fishers Sand Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Indianapolis 513 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Road Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
U. S. Aggregates, Inc.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
U. S. Allied Aggregates, Inc.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Hamilton County

Storms near this property

60 of 92 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fishers, the town this property stands in, in 92 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 35 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 20 lightning, 6 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$600,000	A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was estimated at this location with a 6 inch tree limb downed nearby. Over 13000 power outages across the county caused by the storm.
June 2002	Lightning	Fishers	$400,000	Lightning struck a house.
June 2008	Lightning	Fishers	$300,000	Lightning struck a house and caught the house on fire. The house was a total loss.
April 2005	Lightning	Fishers	$250,000	Lightning struck and damaged at least seven homes in the Fishers area early in the morning of 22 April 2005. One of these homes was so heavily damaged that it was possible that the home may have needed to be razed.
July 2005	Lightning	Fishers	$190,000	Lightning sparked a fire which severely damaged a home. The damage amount is estimated.
July 2006	Lightning	Fishers	$150,000	A home was severely damaged by a lightning-induced fire. The fire was initially contained to the roof and attic, before the roof collapsed, causing damage to the second floor. Vinyl siding was melted on a neighboring home.
May 2008	Lightning	Fishers	$100,000	Lightning struck a house in Fishers causing extensive fire, heat, and smoke damage. The first floor collapsed into the basement.
July 2008	Lightning	Fishers	$100,000	A lightning strike caused significant damage to most of the second floor of a large home while water damage was throughout the home. Time of occurrence and damage cost are rough estimates.
April 2024	Flood	Fishers	$50,000	Heavy Rainfall totaling 1.75 to 3.00 inches in 15 hours through 0800 EST on the 11th across portions of southern Hamilton County, produced isolated areal flooding which led to a traffic accident on US-31 north of Westfield which closed all southbound lanes for several hours. Additionally, Hoosier Road in Fishers was impassible due to high water from 106th Street to 126th Street.
June 2009	Hail	Fishers	$50,000	Hail estimated at two inches in diameter was observed near 111th Street and Allisonville Road. There was also a report of hail-damaged buildings and vehicles in Fishers, from 106th to 126th Street.
June 2007	Lightning	Fishers	$50,000	Lightning hit a hotel and three homes in the Fishers area. At the hotel the lightning hit the telephone and fire alarm system. A hotel occupant at the time received an electrical shock when he was on the phone during the storm. Some of the houses reported having holes in the roof of their homes due to the lightning strikes.
October 2006	Lightning	Fishers	$50,000	Lightning was the suspected cause in a house fire.
April 1996	Lightning	Fishers	$45,000	no account filed
September 2002	Tornado (F0)	Fishers	$25,000	no account filed
July 2008	Lightning	Fishers	$15,000	Fire from a lightning strike destroyed the roof of a home in the 8300 block of Bighorn Court. The home sustained heavy smoke and water damage throughout. Two other fires, on Key Court and Weathered Edge Drive, were relatively small and contained to the areas where they were started (no damage cost estimates available).
May 2005	Lightning	Fishers	$15,000	Lightning struck a home in Fishers, Indiana on the morning of 19 May 2005. The home was struck at the peak of the roof, blowing a small hole in the wood and displacing some shingles. There was also electrical damage to the home's alarm system and to at least one television set. The home's telephones were possibly damaged, as well. The damage amount is estimated.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$10,000	Structural damage reported to CVS on the intersection of 131st street and State Road 37 due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
July 2001	Lightning	Fishers	$10,000	no account filed
July 2008	Lightning	Fishers	$8,000	A firefighter who lives across the street saw sparks fly from the roof of a home and notified the owners. Internal damage to the house was largely from firefighters who fought flames from within. The cost of damage is a rough estimate.
November 2007	Lightning	Fishers	$8,000	Lightning struck a home in Fishers during the morning hours and started a fire. The fire burned part of the chimney. The fire caused by the lightning also damaged some of the electrical components inside the home.
February 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$7,500	Part of a roof was torn off a house due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. A swing set was also blown across a yard.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$6,000	Several trees and numerous limbs were downed from 131st to 146th Streets and from Hazel Dell Parkway to River Road due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
March 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds ripped some siding off of houses. Report via Twitter. Trees were also reported downed by thunderstorm winds at Promise Road and East 136th Street in Fishers.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$5,000	Several trees were downed just north of 131st Street on Cumberland Road due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$4,000	Numerous trees and branches were reported down by an off-duty NWS employee. The time of this event is estimated.
May 2019	Lightning	Fishers	$3,500	Lightning struck two trees in this location. They fell on power lines causing a power outage.
June 2005	Lightning	Fishers	$3,000	Lightning sparked a house fire in Fishers.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$2,500	Tree limbs, of unknown size, downed several power lines due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Power outages were reported.
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$2,000	Power lines downed by snapped tree limbs caused by thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$2,000	One small tree and several large tree limbs downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2005	Lightning	Fishers	$2,000	Lightning sparked a house fire in Fishers.
August 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$1,500	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines at 96th and Ditch.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$1,000	A large tree was downed near Hague Road and Saint George Boulevard in Fishers due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2017	Flood	Fishers	$1,000	Rainfall of 2.55 inches was observed in the area, along with numerous flooded roads.
August 2016	Flash Flood	Fishers	$1,000	Street flooding was reported in Fishers due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall.
August 2016	Flash Flood	Fishers	$1,000	Street flooding was reported in Fishers due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall.
April 2014	Flood	Fishers	$1,000	Plum Creek Golf Course was flooded due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall.
September 2013	Flood	Fishers	$1,000	Cumberland Park was closed due to flooding from thunderstorm heavy rainfall. This report was received via Twitter.
June 2009	Flash Flood	Fishers	$1,000	Numerous streets in the Fishers area became flooded due to heavy rainfall in a short duration of time. The location of this report is estimated.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$1,000	Power lines were downed.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$1,000	Power lines were downed.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and limbs in the vicinity of I-69 and State Road 37.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$500	A tree, 4 to 5 inches in diameter, was blown down due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	$500	An estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was observed in this location, along with quarter sized hail and tree limb damage.
June 2009	Hail	Fishers	$500	Golf ball sized hail caused window damage to a NWS Employee's house.
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	-	A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was estimated at this location. A metal table was was flipped and mailbox post snapped at the same location. Nearby, a Bradford pair and numerous 2-4 inch tree limbs were snapped.
March 2020	Hail	Fishers	-	Report was relayed via twitter.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	-	An estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was observed near 126th Street and Hazel Dell Parkway.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	-	A thunderstorm wind gust measured at 61 mph was observed in this location. The wind gust was accompanied by penny-sized hail.
February 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	-	A 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured in this location.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	-	A measured thunderstorm wind gust of 62 mph was observed in this location.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	-	A wind gust, estimated at 60 mph, was observed at 131st Street and Allisonville Road in northwest Fishers.
June 2010	Flood	Fishers	-	Heavy rainfall caused minor flooding of Interstate 69 near Exit 3.
June 2010	Flash Flood	Fishers	-	Heavy rainfall caused significant ponding of water over the west bound lane of 116th Street east of Hague and Cumberland Roads. An estimated 4 to 6 inches of water was present.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	-	Thunderstorm winds blew at an estimated 50 to 60 MPH at/near the intersection of 131st and Hazel Dell Parkway. Torrential rainfall accompanied these winds.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	-	A thunderstorm wind gust was measured at 65 miles per hour at 116th Street and Allisonville Road.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	-	A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 mph was observed near State Route 238 and Interstate 69.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	-	A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 mph was observed by a NWS employee.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	-	Large tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm winds at 13519 Lantern Road, Fishers, Indiana.
September 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Fishers	-	A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Olio Road and 104th Street just outside northeast Indianapolis in the Fishers area.

Every storm recorded in Hamilton County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Applegate-Johnson Farmstead	2.9 miles	2024
William Conner House	3.4 miles	1980
John Kinzer House	3.4 miles	1975
Carmel Monon Depot	4.3 miles	2013
Thornhurst Addition	4.7 miles	2010
Micah Newby House	6.0 miles	1986

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 99000297 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Hamilton County	All 31 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.