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

Henry County Indiana (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Knightstown Historic District, Henry County Memorial Park, Middletown Commercial Historic District, New Castle Commercial Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Henry County places including Charles H. Byfield, Isaac Hodgson, Henry Brown and O.L. Miller. Prominent architectural styles found in Henry Country are Classical Revival, Italianate and Gothic Revival.

Henry County Memorial Park (added 2020 - - #100005504)

2221 North Memorial Dr., New Castle

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Landscape Architecture

Knightstown Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001104)

Also known as See Also:Knightstown Academy;Hinshaw, Elias, House

Roughly bounded by Morgan, Adams, Third, and McCullum Sts. , Knightstown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Byfield,Charles H.

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Education, Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

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

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Middletown Commercial Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000122)

Also known as 065-409-21000

The intersection of Fifth and Locust Sts. stretching apprx. 125 ft. N. and 180 ft. S. of Locust and one block W. , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Miller, O.L., Brown, Henry

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Social

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Meeting Hall, Mortuary, Professional, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

New Castle Commercial Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001868)

Also known as See Also:Henry County Courthouse

Roughly bounded by Fleming and 11 Sts., Central Ave. and the Norfolk & Western RR tracks , New Castle

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hodgson,Isaac

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Government Office, Professional