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

Decatur County Indiana has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Decatur County Courthouse and Pleak, Strauther, Round Barn, Bromwell Wire Works, Champ's Ford Bridge and Decatur County Courthouse.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Decatur County places including Pulse and Porter, Edwin G. May, William Harris, Herbert Foltz, Pulse & Porter, Joseph Mathews, Colonel Wood, A. M. & Sons Kennedy, Shopbell, Clifford and et al.. Prominent architectural styles found in Decatur Country are Classical Revival, Italianate and Early Commercial.

Bromwell Wire Works (added 1990 - - #90000810)

Jct. of First and Ireland Sts. , Greensburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pulse & Porter

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

More Information:

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Champ's Ford Bridge (added 2009 - - #09001127)

Also known as Decatur County Bridge #124, 031-266-15028

Co. Rd. 100S over Clifty Creek, 2 mi. W. of Burney , Burney

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mathews, Joseph

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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Decatur County Courthouse (added 1973 - - #73000014)

Courthouse Sq. , Greensburg

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Monument/Marker, Park

More Information:

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Greensburg Carnegie Public Library (added 1995 - - #95000701)

Also known as Greensburg City Hall

114 N. Michigan Ave. , Greensburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Shopbell, Clifford, et al., Harris, William

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Library, Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Greensburg Downtown Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001113)

Roughly, area surrounding the courthouse square , Greensburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

May, Edwin G.

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Queen Anne, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Courthouse, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Specialty Store, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Social

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Courthouse, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Harris, Bright B., House (added 2000 - - #00001545)

Also known as 031-252-22118

413 N. Franklin St. , Greensburg

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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:

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Jerman School (added 2005 - - #05001017)

Also known as 031-252-24021

316 W. Walnut St. , Greensburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Foltz, Herbert, Pulse and Porter

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

More Information:

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Knights of Pythias Building and Theatre (added 1978 - - #78000028)

Also known as K. of P. Building

215 N. Broadway , Greensburg

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

More Information:

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Pleak, Strauther, Round Barn (added 1993 - - #93000557)

Also known as Pleak-Morgan Barn

Moscow Rd., 0.2 mi. E of Co. Rd. 100W , Greensburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility

More Information:

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Westport Covered Bridge (added 1982 - - #82000031)

E. of Westport , Westport

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kennedy,A. M. & Sons

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Pedestrian Related

More Information:

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