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

Parke County Indiana (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Turkey Run State Park, Bridgeton Historic District, Rockville Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Parke County places including Myra Richards et al. Reynolds, Knowlton and Carson Bishop, Civilian Conservation Corps, T.J. & Son Tolan, Works Progress Administration and Carroll O. et al. Beeson. Prominent architectural styles found in Parke Country are Italianate, Colonial Revival and Late Victorian.

Bridgeton Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001167)

Also known as See Also:Bridgeton Bridge

Roughly bounded by the N bank of Big Raccoon Cr., George and Clark Sts., Mill Alley and the alley E of Main St. , Bridgeton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall, Museum, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Rockville Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000471)

Roughly bounded by Howard Ave. and Jefferson, High and College Sts. , Rockville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tolan,T.J. & Son, Beeson, Carroll O. et al.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Black, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Department Store, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Department Store, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Turkey Run State Park (added 2019 - - #100003505)

Roughly bounded by IN 47, Narrows, Coxford & the E-W leg of Smedley Rds., Marshall

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bishop, Knowlton and Carson, Civilian Conservation Corps, Reynolds, Myra Richards et al., Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other - Log Cabin, Rustic, Other

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1917-1964 AD, 1913-1913 AD, 1882-1882 AD, 1840-1841 AD