Indiana - Orange County - Historic Districts
Orange County Indiana (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include French Lick Springs Hotel and Jenkins Place, Orleans Historic District, Paoli Historic District.

The famous person Ralph M. Jenkins is associated with one of more of the Orange County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Orange County places including Charles Ochs, Thomas Bendelow, Floyd, William Homer, et al, Ralph C. Chatham, Dudley "Cap" Cornelius, Hugh Pugh and William Watson Harmon. Prominent architectural styles found in Orange Country are Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman and Greek Revival.

French Lick Springs Hotel (added 2003 - - #03000972)
Also known as French Lick Springs Resort and Spa
8670 West IN 56 , French Lick
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Floyd, William Homer, et al, Bendelow, Thomas
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Health/Medicine, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Garden, Hotel, Resort, Secondary Structure, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Garden, Hotel, Secondary Structure, Sport Facility, Street Furniture/Object
Jenkins Place (added 2010 - - #10000127)
Also known as 117-416-07017, 117-416-07016
448-488 Liberty Rd. , Orleans
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ochs, Charles, Chatham, Ralph C.
Architectural Style:
Prairie School, Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Jenkins, Ralph M.
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Orleans Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000761)
Also known as 117-416-060001-127
Roughly bounded by Wilson, Franklin, Harrison & 4th Sts. , Orleans
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cornelius, Dudley "Cap", et al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Transportation, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Mortuary, Processing, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Business, City Hall, Library, Mortuary, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Paoli Historic District (added 1994 - - #94001355)
Also known as See Also:Braxtan,Thomas Newby,House;Orange County Courthouse
Roughly bounded by W. Fifth, Railroad and NE. Third Sts. and Lick Cr. , Paoli
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pugh, Hugh, Harmon, William Watson
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Mixed
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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