North Vernon Downtown Historic District

North Vernon Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. 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]

North Vernon Downtown Historic District
Walnut at Jackson in North Vernon, July 2012
North Vernon Downtown Historic District is located in Indiana
North Vernon Downtown Historic District
North Vernon Downtown Historic District is located in the United States
North Vernon Downtown Historic District
LocationBounded by Sixth and Chestnut Sts., Keller St., Fourth and Main, and Jennings, North Vernon, Indiana
Coordinates39°00′20″N 85°37′28″W / 39.00556°N 85.62444°W / 39.00556; -85.62444
Area14 acres (5.7 ha)
ArchitectMesker, George L., & Company
Architectural styleFederal, Italianate, et al.
NRHP reference No.06000306[1]
Added to NRHPApril 19, 2006

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Camille Fife (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: North Vernon Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.