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Indiana - Fountain County
Fountain County Indiana has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Brady Street Historic District and Fountain County Courthouse, Attica Downtown Historic District, Attica Main Street Historic District and Bethel Church and Graveyard.

The famous person Clinton F. Hesler is associated with one of more of the Fountain County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Fountain County places including Louis R. Johnson, Louis Johnson, Louis Simon, Robert C. Spencer Jr., Charles Perkins, Datus E. Myers, Norman Brown, Liese & Ludwig and Charles A. Brown. Prominent architectural styles found in Fountain Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Late Victorian.

Attica Downtown Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000951)
Also known as 045-025-681-06000
Roughly, Perry St. between Jackson and Ferry Sts. and Main and Mill Sts. between Third and Brady Sts. , Attica
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simon, Louis
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Gothic Revival, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Post Office, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Theater
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Attica Main Street Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000581)
Also known as 045--025--08001--041. See also:Milford House
Roughly bounded by Jackson, Brady, Short and Canada Sts. , Attica
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Johnson, Louis, Brown, Norman
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Federal, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Library, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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Bethel Church and Graveyard (added 1995 - - #95000203)
Also known as Bethel Community Church;045-025-05012
Bethel Rd., 0.5 mi. W of jct. with Riverside Rd. , Attica
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Religion, Black, Exploration/Settlement, Art
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
Boggs, J. D. Fine, House (added 1988 - - #88000375)
Also known as Coffing-Dagner House
719 Liberty St./US 136 , Covington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Booe, Tighlman, House (added 1990 - - #90001928)
Also known as Booe--d'Arlier House;045-644-26021
405 N. Mill St. , Veedersburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Myers,Datus E., Spencer,Robert C.,Jr.
Architectural Style:
Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Brady Street Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001785)
Also known as 045-025/681-07000
Roughly bounded by S. Perry, E. Jackson, S. Council and E. Pike Sts. , Attica
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Other, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Carnegie Library of Covington (added 1989 - - #89000239)
Also known as Covington Public Library
622 S. Fifth St. , Covington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brown,Charles A., Liese & Ludwig
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
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Covington Courthouse Square Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000593)
Covington, Covington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1850-1974 AD
Covington Residential Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000594)
Covington, Covington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1974 AD
Fountain County Clerk's Building (added 2002 - - #02000692)
Also known as Wallace, Lew, Law Office
516 4th St. , Covington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Federal, Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Government Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Fountain County Courthouse (added 2008 - - #08000191)
Also known as 045-137-31030
301 4th St. , Covington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Johnson, Louis R.
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Politics/Government, Art
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Hesler, Clinton F., Farm (added 1989 - - #89000770)
Also known as Clearview Farm;045-278-50004
Co. Rd. 450 S. between 200 E. and 300 E. , Veedersburg
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Hesler,Clinton F.
Significant Year:
1896, 1887
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
More Information:
McDonald, James and Lucinda, House (added 2016 - - #16000611)
Attica, Attica
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1855-1915 AD
Milford, Marshall M., House (added 1989 - - #88003037)
Also known as Milford--Miller--Kerkhove House
414 E. Main St. , Attica
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Old East Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001784)
Also known as 045-025-09000
400 block of E. Washington St. and the 400 and 500 blocks of E. Monroe St. , Attica
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Perkins,Charles, Johnson,Louis
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Italianate, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Sewell, William C. B., House (added 1984 - - #84000027)
Also known as Sewell-Freese House
602 E. Washington St. , Covington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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