Indiana - Parke County - Vacant / Not In Use
Parke County Indiana (Vacant / Not In Use) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance. Significant places include J.H. Russell Bridge, Lusk Home and Mill Site and Mecca Bridge, Wabash Township Graded School.

The famous person Samuel Sr. Lusk is associated with one of more of the Parke County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Parke County places including P. Weaver, J.A. Britton, J. J. Daniels, J.T. Boswell and Layton Allen. Prominent architectural styles found in Parke Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Romanesque.

J.H. Russell Bridge (added 1990 - - #78000396)
N of Rockville , Rockville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weaver,P.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Lusk Home and Mill Site (added 1974 - - #74000017)
Off IN 47 in Turkey Run State Park , Marshall
Parkecountybridges, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Britton,J.A.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Historic Person:
Lusk,Samuel Sr.
Significant Year:
1841, 1882, 1826
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Transportation, Architecture, Engineering, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Landscape, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Park, Road-Related
Mecca Bridge (added 1978 - - #78000401)
Off US 41 , Mecca
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Daniels,J. J.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Wabash Township Graded School (added 1987 - - #87000950)
Also known as Mecca High School;Mecca Grade School;121-395-00463
S. Montezuma St. , Mecca
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Boswell,J.T., Allen,Layton
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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