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

Franklin County Indiana has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Brookville Historic District, Whitewater Canal Historic District, Franklin County Seminary, Hermitage, The and Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church.

Several famous people are associated with these Franklin County historic places including Winifred Brady Adams and John Ottis Adams.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Franklin County places including John Ottis Adams, Thomas Carter, Thomas Winscott, John Horn, Lemuel Snow, George Hotel & Company, Joseph Reed and William Butts. Prominent architectural styles found in Franklin Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Italianate.

Brookville Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000018)

Bounded by E and W fork of Whitewater River and IN 101 , Brookville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

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Cedar Grove Bridge (added 2014 - - #14000801)

Old IN 1 over Whitewater R., Cedar Grove

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Franklin County Seminary (added 1974 - - #74000020)

412 5th St. , Brookville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church School

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Franklin United Brethren Church, Old (added 1995 - - #95000201)

Also known as Old Franklin United Methodist Church

Jct. of Franklin Church Rd. and IN 101, .5 mi. N of Fox Run Rd. , Brookeville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Reed, Joseph

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Religion, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

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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Hermitage, The (added 2004 - - #04000209)

Also known as Adams, John Ottis and Winifred Brady, Home and Studio

650 E. 8th St. , Brookville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Adams, John Ottis, Adams, Winifred Brady

Significant Year:

1913, 1910, 1898

Area of Significance:

Art

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Professional, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

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Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church (added 1990 - - #90000366)

US 52 at Little Cedar Rd. , Brookville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Winscott,Thomas, Carter,Thomas

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Metamora Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001646)

Also known as See Also:Whitewater Canal Historic District

Roughly bounded by US 52, Columbia St., the Whitewater Canal, Duck Cr., Mount St. and Main St. , Metamora

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

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

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Oldenburh Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000031)

Bounded roughly by Sycamore, church land woods, Indiana, and Water Sts., and Gehring Farm , Oldenburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Education, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Shafer, Joseph, Farm (added 1982 - - #82000038)

Also known as Maple Lawn Farm

NE of Brookville on Flinn Road , Brookville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

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Snow Hill Covered Bridge (added 1995 - - #95000208)

Also known as Johnson Fork Covered Bridge

Snow Hill Rd. over Johnson Fork , Rockdale

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Horn, John, Butts, William

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Stockheughter Covered Bridge (added 2002 - - #02000198)

Also known as County Bridge #73, Enochsburg Covered Bridge

27046 Enochsburg Rd. , Batesville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

George Hotel & Company

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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Turrell, Salmon, Farmstead (added 2009 - - #09000423)

3051 Snow Hill Rd. , West Harrison

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Snow, Lemuel

Architectural Style:

Federal, Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

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Whitewater Canal Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000272)

Also known as Whitewater Canal;Whitewater Canal State Museum

From Laurel Feeder Dam to Brookville , Metamora

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Industry

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Water Works, Water-Related

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Water Works

More Information:

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