Indiana - Jackson County
Jackson County Indiana has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bell Ford Post Patented Diagonal "Combination Bridge", Low Spur Archeological Site (12J87), Medora Covered Bridge and Sand Hill Archeological Site 12J62 and Beatty--Trimpe Farm.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Archaic, Middle, & Early Archa and Early & Late Woodland dating back to 8999 BC.

The famous person Alfred Beatty is associated with one of more of the Jackson County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jackson County places including John Blish, Pattison, Robert, et al., Joseph J. Daniels, Mesker. George and Co., James Wetmore, Lafayette Bridge Co., Abraham and Sons, Jacoby Art Glass Co., Lee Cook and George Geyer. Prominent architectural styles found in Jackson Country are Classical Revival, Italianate and Queen Anne.

Beatty--Trimpe Farm (added 2003 - - #03000138)
Also known as Beatty-Kasting-Trimpe Farm
4475 E IN 258 , Seymour
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Beatty, Alfred
Significant Year:
1874, 1949
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Organizational, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling, Storage, Street Furniture/Object
More Information:
Bell Ford Post Patented Diagonal "Combination Bridge" (added 2005 - - #05000194)
Also known as 071-581-30009, Bell Ford Covered Bridge
IN 258 1.5 mi. W of IN 258 and Community Dr. , Seymour
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Carr High School (added 2011 - - #11000910)
10059 W. Cty. Rd. 250 S., Medora
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
More Information:
Cavanaugh Bridge (added 2007 - - #07001280)
Also known as Jackson County Bridge #195, 071-641-50015
.6 mi S of Cty.Rd. 700 S on Cty.Rd. 550 W over Muscatatuck R. , Brownstown
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lafayette Bridge Co., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Farmers Club (added 1983 - - #83000037)
105 S. Chestnut St. , Seymour
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Clubhouse, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Clubhouse
More Information:
First Presbyterian Church (added 1991 - - #91001867)
Also known as 071-581-34074
301 N. Walnut St. , Seymour
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cook,Lee, Jacoby Art Glass Co.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure
More Information:
Jackson County Courthouse (added 2011 - - #11000911)
111 S. Main St., Brownstown
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
More Information:
Jackson, Joseph, Hotel (added 2005 - - #05000610)
Also known as 071-641-51011
2420 S. Main St. , Vallonia
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Restaurant
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Low Spur Archeological Site (12J87) (added 1987 - - #87000646)
Also known as 12 J 87
Address Restricted , Seymour
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Archaic
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 1000-1499 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area
Medora Covered Bridge (added 2007 - - #07000977)
Also known as 071-398-55010
off IN 235, 1/2 mi. SE of Medora over the east fork of the White River , Medora
Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Daniels, Joseph J.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Montgomery, T. Harlan and Helen, House (added 2010 - - #10001080)
628 N Poplar St, Seymour
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
More Information:
Picnic Area-- Jackson State Forest (added 1997 - - #96001554)
Also known as Knob Lake Upper Picnic Area
Approximately 1 mi. N of IN 250, Jackson--Washington State Forest , Brownstown
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
More Information:
Sand Hill Archeological Site 12J62 (added 1982 - - #82004914)
Also known as Sand Hill
Address Restricted , Seymour
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late, Middle, & Early Archa, Early & Late Woodland
Period of Significance:
7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Seymour Commercial Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000708)
Also known as 071-581-31001-116;See Also:Farmers Club
Roughly bounded by Walnut, Third, Ewing and Bruce Sts. , Seymour
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wetmore, James, Abraham and Sons
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Romanesque, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Professional, Rail-Related, Restaurant, Specialty Store
More Information:
Shields' Mill Covered Bridge (added 2016 - - #16000330)
Brownstown, Brownstown
Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1974 AD
Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse (added 2003 - - #03000541)
Also known as Seymour Freight Depot
105 N. Broadway , Seymour
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Vehslage, George H., House (added 2010 - - #10000775)
515 N Chestnut St, Seymour
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
More Information:
Wheeler, Frank, Hotel (added 1991 - - #91001161)
Also known as Brown--Wheeler House;071-328-11008
Jct. of Second and Main Sts. , Freetown
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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