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

Spencer County Indiana has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Huffman Mill Covered Bridge and Jones, Col. William, House, Brown-Kercheval House and Deutsch Evangelische St. Paul's Kirche.

Several famous people are associated with these Spencer County historic places including Abraham Lincoln, Col. William Jones and Samuel G. Brown.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Spencer County places including Richard E. Bishop, Frederick Law Olmstead, William T. Washer, Reidinger, George Honig, WPA/FERA, Clifford Shopbell, Elmer E. Dunlap and Elmer Dunlap. Prominent architectural styles found in Spencer Country are Chicago Style, Classical Revival and Commercial Style.

Brown-Kercheval House (added 1999 - - #73000045)

315 S. 2nd St. , Rockport

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Brown,Samuel G.

Significant Year:

1854, 1880, 1853

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

REMOVED

Deutsch Evangelische St. Paul's Kirche (added 1984 - - #84001644)

Also known as St. Paul's Santa Claus Church

S of Santa Claus on Sante Fe Rd. , Santa Claus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Hardy-Baumgaertner House (added 2019 - - #100004718)

105 Walnut St., Rockport

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1868-1909 AD

Huffman Mill Covered Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000299)

Also known as County Bridge #151;123-228-20015

Co. Rd. 1490 N over Anderson R , Fulda

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Washer, William T.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Other, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Jones, Col. William, House (added 1975 - - #75000050)

W of Gentryville on Troy-Vincennes Rd. , Gentryville

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Jones,Col. William

Significant Year:

1834

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (added 1966 - - #66000012)

IN 162 , Lincoln City

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Olmstead,Frederick Law, Bishop,Richard E.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Lincoln,Abraham

Significant Year:

1962, 1816

Area of Significance:

Art, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1800-1824

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Park, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Museum, Park

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Lincoln Pioneer Village (added 1998 - - #98000305)

Jct. of 9th St. and Eureka Rd. , Rockport

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Museum

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Rockport Historic District (added 2019 - - #100004359)

Roughly bounded by First St., Seminary St., a line from north to south following Greenwood St., Lincoln Ave. and Eighth St., and William and Pearl Sts., Rockport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dunlap, Elmer, Shopbell, Clifford

Architectural Style:

Commercial Style, Chicago Style, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1830-1961 AD

Sharp, Mathias, House (added 1983 - - #83000148)

Also known as Eigenmann-Posey-Wilkinson House

319 S. 2nd. St. , Rockport

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Spencer County Courthouse (added 1999 - - #99000304)

Bounded by 2nd, 3rd, Main, and Walnut Sts. , Rockport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dunlap, Elmer E.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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St. Boniface Church (added 1980 - - #80000065)

IN 545 , Fulda

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Reidinger

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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