North Vernon Downtown Historic District
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North Vernon Downtown Historic District | |
 Walnut at Jackson in North Vernon, July 2012 | |
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| Location | Bounded by Sixth and Chestnut Sts., Keller St., Fourth and Main, and Jennings, North Vernon, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°00′20″N 85°37′28″W / 39.00556°N 85.62444°W |
| Area | 14 acres (5.7 ha) |
| Architect | Mesker, George L., & Company |
| Architectural style | Federal, Italianate, et al. |
| NRHP Reference # | 06000306[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 19, 2006 |
North Vernon Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana. It encompasses 80 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of North Vernon. The district developed between about 1852 and 1955, and includes notable examples of Federal, Italianate, Classical Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing buildings include the First Christian Church (c. 1890, 1940), M.T. Lindley Building (1891), N.C. Bank (c. 1910), Masonic Lodge (1899), Red Man Lodge #99 (c. 1880), Jennings County Carnegie Library (1920), Bantz Building (c. 1880), Ades Building (1913), Perry-Verbiage Building (c. 1885), Couchman Building (c. 1870, 1910), and Gottwalles Grocery (1893).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Camille Fife (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: North Vernon Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
