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

Fountain County Indiana has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Brady Street Historic District and Fountain County Courthouse, Attica Downtown Historic District, Attica Main Street Historic District and Bethel Church and Graveyard.

The famous person Clinton F. Hesler is associated with one of more of the Fountain County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Fountain County places including Louis R. Johnson, Louis Johnson, Louis Simon, Robert C. Spencer Jr., Charles Perkins, Datus E. Myers, Norman Brown, Liese & Ludwig and Charles A. Brown. Prominent architectural styles found in Fountain Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Late Victorian.

Attica Downtown Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000951)

Also known as 045-025-681-06000

Roughly, Perry St. between Jackson and Ferry Sts. and Main and Mill Sts. between Third and Brady Sts. , Attica

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Simon, Louis

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Gothic Revival, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Post Office, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Theater

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Attica Main Street Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000581)

Also known as 045--025--08001--041. See also:Milford House

Roughly bounded by Jackson, Brady, Short and Canada Sts. , Attica

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Johnson, Louis, Brown, Norman

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Federal, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Library, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

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Bethel Church and Graveyard (added 1995 - - #95000203)

Also known as Bethel Community Church;045-025-05012

Bethel Rd., 0.5 mi. W of jct. with Riverside Rd. , Attica

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Religion, Black, Exploration/Settlement, Art

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

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Boggs, J. D. Fine, House (added 1988 - - #88000375)

Also known as Coffing-Dagner House

719 Liberty St./US 136 , Covington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Booe, Tighlman, House (added 1990 - - #90001928)

Also known as Booe--d'Arlier House;045-644-26021

405 N. Mill St. , Veedersburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Myers,Datus E., Spencer,Robert C.,Jr.

Architectural Style:

Prairie School

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Brady Street Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001785)

Also known as 045-025/681-07000

Roughly bounded by S. Perry, E. Jackson, S. Council and E. Pike Sts. , Attica

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Carnegie Library of Covington (added 1989 - - #89000239)

Also known as Covington Public Library

622 S. Fifth St. , Covington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brown,Charles A., Liese & Ludwig

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Library

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Covington Courthouse Square Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000593)

Covington, Covington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1850-1974 AD

Covington Residential Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000594)

Covington, Covington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1974 AD

Fountain County Clerk's Building (added 2002 - - #02000692)

Also known as Wallace, Lew, Law Office

516 4th St. , Covington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Federal, Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Government Office, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

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Fountain County Courthouse (added 2008 - - #08000191)

Also known as 045-137-31030

301 4th St. , Covington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Johnson, Louis R.

Architectural Style:

Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History, Politics/Government, Art

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Hesler, Clinton F., Farm (added 1989 - - #89000770)

Also known as Clearview Farm;045-278-50004

Co. Rd. 450 S. between 200 E. and 300 E. , Veedersburg

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Hesler,Clinton F.

Significant Year:

1896, 1887

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

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McDonald, James and Lucinda, House (added 2016 - - #16000611)

Attica, Attica

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1855-1915 AD

Milford, Marshall M., House (added 1989 - - #88003037)

Also known as Milford--Miller--Kerkhove House

414 E. Main St. , Attica

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Old East Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001784)

Also known as 045-025-09000

400 block of E. Washington St. and the 400 and 500 blocks of E. Monroe St. , Attica

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Perkins,Charles, Johnson,Louis

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Italianate, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Sewell, William C. B., House (added 1984 - - #84000027)

Also known as Sewell-Freese House

602 E. Washington St. , Covington

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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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