Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Indiana - Clay County
Clay County Indiana has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Shakamak State Park Historic District, Aqueduct Bridge, Brazil Downtown Historic District, Clay County Courthouse and Clay County Hospital.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Clay County places including CCC, WPA, Vincennes Bridge Company, James Knox Taylor, Hunt, C.F., Company, Inc. R. McCalman, Cleveland Bridge and Iron Company, John W. Gaddis, William Eaglesfield and Brubaker & Stern. Prominent architectural styles found in Clay Country are Classical Revival, Italianate and Queen Anne.

Aqueduct Bridge (added 2000 - - #00000209)
Also known as Clay County Bridge # 182, Coffey Bridge
Towpath Rd. over Birch Creek , Clay City
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Brazil Downtown Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000601)
E. and W. National Ave. between Depot and Forest Aves. , Brazil
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fletcher, George A., Taylor, James Knox
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Romanesque, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Post Office, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Clay County Courthouse (added 1999 - - #99001109)
Bounded by US 40, Harrison, Jackson, and Alabama Sts. , Brazil
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gaddis, John W.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
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:
archives document
Clay County Hospital (added 1999 - - #99001154)
1200 E. National Ave. , Brazil
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Leonard, R. W.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Clinic, Hospital
More Information:
archives document
Coal Company Store (added 1992 - - #86001121)
Also known as Independent Order of Red Men Fraternal Lodge
S. Harmony Rd. , Harmony
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Education, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse
Eaglefield Place (added 1998 - - #98001104)
Also known as Eaglesfield-Hunt Farm;Western Eyrie Farm;021-063-00045
4870 E US 40 , Brazil
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Eaglesfield, William
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Feeder Dam Bridge (added 2000 - - #00000215)
Also known as Eel River Bridge, Clay County Bridge #208
Towpath Rd. over Eel R. , Clay City
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Indiana State Highway Bridge 42-11-3101 (added 2000 - - #00000210)
Also known as Poland Bridge, 021-519-25010
IN 42 over Eel R , Poland
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Indiana State Highway Bridge 46-11-1316 (added 2000 - - #00000211)
Also known as 021-105-30027, Bowling Bridge
IN 46 over Eel R , Bowling Green
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Jeffers Bridge (added 2000 - - #00000213)
Also known as Clay County Bridge #127, Birch Creek Bridge
CR 200S over Birch Creek , Clay City
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Meridian--Forest Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000600)
Roughly bounded by N. Meridian, E. Chestnut, N. Forest, E. and W. Church, and State Sts. , Brazil
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brubaker & Stern, McGuire & Shook
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Library, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Library, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Poland Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (added 1990 - - #90001932)
Also known as Poland Historical Chapel and Poland Cemetery
IN 42 near Co. Rd. 56S , Poland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Other, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Shakamak State Park Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000199)
6265 W. IN 48 , Jasonville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
WPA, CCC
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, 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:
archives document
Tide Water Pumping Station (added 1999 - - #99001076)
Also known as SOHIO Pumping Station, Benton Station
SW corner of 900S and 300E , Coal City
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hanks, George J.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
US Post Office--Brazil (added 1994 - - #94001132)
Also known as Clay County Historical Society Museum
100 E. National Ave. , Brazil
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Taylor, James Knox
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
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