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

Monroe County Indiana (Historic Districts) has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Vinegar Hill Historic District, Bloomington West Side Historic District, Courthouse Square Historic District, Ellettsville Downtown Historic District and Maple Grove Road Rural Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Monroe County historic places including Alfred Kinsey and Rachel Mason Peden.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Monroe County places including alfred Grindle, Grindle, alAred, et al., John Nichols, Alfred Grindle, John Lincoln Nichols, George W. Fletcher, Samuel Plato and Grindle. Alfred. Prominent architectural styles found in Monroe Country are Queen Anne, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Bloomington West Side Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000055)

Also known as See Also:Abel,Elias,House;Cochran,James,House;Second Baptist

Roughly bounded by W. 10th, N. Morton, W. 4th, and N. Adams Sts. , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Plato, Samuel, Nichols, John

Architectural Style:

Other, Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Industry, Commerce, Architecture, Transportation, Black

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Breezy Point Farm Historic District (added 2018 - - #100003185)

8000 West Sand College Road, Gosport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

I-House, Early-Mid 19th Century, Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1880-1925 AD

Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001931)

Also known as 105-055-67000;See Also:Bloomington City Hall;Monroe County

Roughly bounded by 7th, Walnut and 4th Sts. and College Ave. , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Grindle,Alfred, Nichols,John Lincoln

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Classical Revival, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Ellettsville Downtown Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000849)

Also known as 105-055/677-17000

Roughly bounded by Main, Sale, Walnut and Association Sts. , Ellettsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Fletcher, George W.

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Maple Grove Road Rural Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001051)

Roughly, Maple Grove Rd., from Beanblossom Cr. to IN 46, including E half of Lancaster Park subdivision , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival

Historic Person:

Peden, Rachel Mason

Area of Significance:

Religion, Social History, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Matthews Stone Company Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000725)

6293 N. Matthews Dr., 6445 W. Maple Grove Rd., Ellettsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Second Empire

Historic Person:

Matthews, Jonathan

Area of Significance:

Industry, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

North Indiana Avenue Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000178)

Also known as 105-055-68000

Roughly bounded by 6th, Dunn, 10th and Indiana , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Grindle, Alfred, Nichols, John

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, Multiple Dwelling, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Government Office, Multiple Dwelling, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

North Washington Street Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000271)

Also known as 105-055-62000;See Also:Morgan House

Roughly bounded by E. 10th, E. 8th, N. Walnut and N. Lincoln Sts. , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Prospect Hill Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000272)

Also known as 105-055-66000;See Also:Blair-Dunning House

Roughly bounded by 3rd, Rogers, Smith and Jackson Sts. , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Nichols,John Lincoln

Architectural Style:

Other, Queen Anne, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Steele Dunning Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001140)

Roughly bounded by Maple St., Kirkwood Ave., Rogers St., and W 3rd St. , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Industry, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Stinesville Commercial Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000707)

Also known as 105-244-11015-019

8201, 8211, 8223, 8231 and 8237 W. Main St. , Stinesville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Renaissance, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Funerary, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Fire Station, Meeting Hall, Mortuary, School, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Post Office, Warehouse

University Courts Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000179)

Also known as 105-055-69000;North University Historic District

Roughly bounded by 7th St., Indiana Ave., 10th St. and Woodlawn Ave. , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Grindle. Alfred, Nichols, John

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

University Courts Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001308)

Roughly bounded by 7th St., Indiana Ave., 10th St. & Woodlawn Ave. , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Nichols, John, Grindle, Alfred

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

Vinegar Hill Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000195)

Also known as 105-055-77000

E. 1st St. from Woodlawn to Jordan and S. Sheridan to E. Maxwell , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Grindle, alfred, Grindle, alAred, et al.

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Kinsey, Alfred

Area of Significance:

Science, Industry, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling