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Indiana - Spencer County
Spencer County Indiana has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Huffman Mill Covered Bridge and Jones, Col. William, House, Brown-Kercheval House and Deutsch Evangelische St. Paul's Kirche.

Several famous people are associated with these Spencer County historic places including Abraham Lincoln, Col. William Jones and Samuel G. Brown.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Spencer County places including Frederick Law Olmstead, Richard E. Bishop, William T. Washer, George Honig, WPA/FERA, Elmer E. Dunlap and Reidinger. Prominent architectural styles found in Spencer Country are Classical Revival, Federal and Greek Revival.

Brown-Kercheval House (added 1999 - - #73000045)
315 S. 2nd St. , Rockport
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Brown,Samuel G.
Significant Year:
1854, 1880, 1853
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Deutsch Evangelische St. Paul's Kirche (added 1984 - - #84001644)
Also known as St. Paul's Santa Claus Church
S of Santa Claus on Sante Fe Rd. , Santa Claus
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Huffman Mill Covered Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000299)
Also known as County Bridge #151;123-228-20015
Co. Rd. 1490 N over Anderson R , Fulda
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Washer, William T.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Other, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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Jones, Col. William, House (added 1975 - - #75000050)
W of Gentryville on Troy-Vincennes Rd. , Gentryville
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Jones,Col. William
Significant Year:
1834
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (added 1966 - - #66000012)
IN 162 , Lincoln City
Eoghanacht, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Olmstead,Frederick Law, Bishop,Richard E.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Lincoln,Abraham
Significant Year:
1962, 1816
Area of Significance:
Art, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Museum, Park
More Information:
Lincoln Pioneer Village (added 1998 - - #98000305)
Jct. of 9th St. and Eureka Rd. , Rockport
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Museum
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Sharp, Mathias, House (added 1983 - - #83000148)
Also known as Eigenmann-Posey-Wilkinson House
319 S. 2nd. St. , Rockport
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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:
Spencer County Courthouse (added 1999 - - #99000304)
Bounded by 2nd, 3rd, Main, and Walnut Sts. , Rockport
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dunlap, Elmer E.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
St. Boniface Church (added 1980 - - #80000065)
IN 545 , Fulda
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Reidinger
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
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