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

Kosciusko County Indiana has 17 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Orr, Robert, Polygonal Barn and Warsaw Cut Glass Company, Chinworth Bridge, DIXIE (sternwheeler) and East Fort Wayne Street Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Kosciusko County historic places including Justin Zimmer and William Ashley Sunday.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Kosciusko County places including Homer Makemson, Public Works Administration, Cecil Powell, Alvin Strauss, George Garnsey, Frank Logan, Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Company, Joseph Breeck and Barbour Metal Boat Works. Prominent architectural styles found in Kosciusko Country are Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman and Late Victorian.

Chinworth Bridge (added 1997 - - #96001546)

Also known as 085-080-550077

Jct. of old US 30 and Co. Rt. 350 W., across the Tippecanoe River , Warsaw

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Company

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

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:

Pedestrian Related

More Information:

archives document

DIXIE (sternwheeler) (added 2009 - - #09000757)

Also known as NEW DIXIE

400 Blk. of S. Dixie Dr. , North Webster

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Water-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Water-Related

More Information:

archives document

East Fort Wayne Street Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000472)

Also known as 085-662-47000

503--613 E. Fort Wayne St. , Warsaw

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

archives document

Hall Farm (added 1992 - - #92001164)

Also known as 085-026-25012

Jct. of 600 N and 400 W , Clunette

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

More Information:

archives document

Kosciusko County Jail (added 1978 - - #78000036)

Main and Indiana Sts. , Warsaw

Nyttend, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Garnsey, George

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Government Office

More Information:

archives document

Leesburg Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000465)

Also known as 085-350-31000

100 block of E. and W. Van Buren St. , Leesburg

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Public Works Administration, Powell, Cecil

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Italianate, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

More Information:

archives document

Little Crow Milling Company Factory (added 2018 - - #100002488)

201 South Detroit Street, Warsaw

Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1924-1968 AD

Mock School (added 2010 - - #10001081)

NW corner of N 550 E and E 875 N, Syracuse

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

More Information:

archives document

Orr, Robert, Polygonal Barn (added 1993 - - #93000190)

Also known as Oxenrider Barn;085-473-40006

IN 13, 1/2 mi. N of jct. with Co. Rd. 150N , North Webster

KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Makemson,Homer

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:

Storage

More Information:

archives document

Pierceton Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001147)

Also known as 085-510-41000

N. First St. from Catholic St. to the Conrail RR tracks , Pierceton

Tysto, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Logan,Frank

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Rail-Related, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Financial Institution, Library, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store

More Information:

archives document

Pound, John, Store (added 1992 - - #92000672)

Also known as Pound Store;085-350-30017

Jct. of Armstrong Rd. and Second St. , Oswego

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Post Office, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

archives document

Silver Lake Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001148)

Also known as 085-519-8600

100 blocks of N. and S. Jefferson and E. and W. Main Sts. , Silver Lake

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Chicago, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Fire Station, Hotel, Post Office, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Restaurant, Specialty Store

More Information:

archives document

Warsaw Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1982 - - #82000046)

Also known as See Also:93000952(Boundary Increase)

Bounded by Center, N. Lake, Main, and Indiana Sts. , Warsaw

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Second Empire, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Professional, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

More Information:

archives document

Warsaw Courthouse Square Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1993 - - #93000952)

Also known as Warsaw Court House and Jail Historic District (Boundary Incr

Roughly bounded by W. Main, W. Lake, Center and S. Indiana Sts. and the alleys behind Indiana, Market, Lake and Main Sts, Warsaw

send us a photo to share

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

More Information:

archives document

Warsaw Cut Glass Company (added 1984 - - #84001059)

505 S. Detroit St. , Warsaw

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Art, Industry

Period of Significance:

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:

archives document

Winona Lake Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001411)

Also known as 085-662-49000

Roughly bounded by Kings Hwy., Chestnut Ave., Twelfth St. and Park Ave. , Winona Lake

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Sunday, William Ashley

Significant Year:

1895, 1915, 1887

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Church School, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Correctional Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

archives document

Zimmer, Justin, House (added 1991 - - #91001865)

Also known as 085-662-48100

2513 E. Center St. , Warsaw

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Strauss,Alvin

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Historic Person:

Zimmer,Justin

Significant Year:

1934

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

More Information:

archives document