National Register of Historic Places - Indiana (IN), Posey County

Posey County Indiana (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include New Harmony Historic District, Hovey Lake Archaeological District and New Harmony Historic District, Mount Vernon Downtown Historic District and Thomas, Amon Clarence, House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Caborn-Welborn Phase, Late Mississippian, American and Rural dating back to 1000.

Several famous people are associated with these Posey County historic places including Robert Owen and Robert Owen.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Posey County places including Philip Johnson and F. & Sons Behrick. Prominent architectural styles found in Posey Country are Greek Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late Victorian.

Hovey Lake Archaeological District (added 1985 - - #85002130)

Also known as 12 Po 590,592-598,600-602,615-624

Address Restricted , Hovey Lake

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Caborn-Welborn Phase, Late Mississippian, American,Rural

Period of Significance:

1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Mount Vernon Downtown Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000545)

Also known as 129-439-36000

Roughly bounded by Ohio R., 6th & Walnut Sts. & College Av. , Mount Vernon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Behrick, F. & Sons

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Library, Park, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Fire Station, Park, Specialty Store

New Harmony Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000669)

Also known as See also: NHL File

Roughly bounded by Third St., Steammill St., Main St., inc. Maple Hill Cem., Arthur St., Atheneum prop. and North St. , New Harmony

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Johnson, Philip, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Owen, Robert, et.al.

Significant Year:

1814, 1825,

Area of Significance:

Social History, Transportation, Education, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Performing Arts

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private, State, Local, Federal

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Other, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Business, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Garden, Library, Museum, Single Dwelling

New Harmony Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000006)

Also known as New Harmony

Main St. between Granary and Church Sts. , New Harmony

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Owen,Robert

Significant Year:

1824, 1827, 1815

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Funerary, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Civic, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Thomas, Amon Clarence, House (added 1995 - - #95001111)

Also known as 129-455-16204

503 West St. , New Harmony

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Classical Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

Welborn Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000188)

Also known as 129-439-37000

Roughly bounded by Ninth, Locust and 2nd Sts. and the alley between Walnut and Main Sts. , Mt. Vernon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Post Office, Religious Structure, School