North Vernon Downtown Historic District

Bounded by Sixth and Chestnut Sts., Keller St., Fourth and Main, and Jennings, North Vernon, Indiana. County/parish: Jennings.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 19, 2006. NRIS 06000306.

80 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • 079-087-472-21000

From Wikipedia:

North Vernon Downtown Historic District

North Vernon Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. It encompasses 80 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of North Vernon. The district developed between about 1852 and 1955, and includes notable examples of Federal, Italianate, Classical Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing buildings include the First Christian Church (c. 1890, 1940), M.T. Lindley Building (1891), N.C. Bank (c. 1910), Masonic Lodge (1899), Red Man Lodge #99 (c. 1880), Jennings County Carnegie Library (1920), Bantz Building (c. 1880), Ades Building (1913), Perry-Verbiage Building (c. 1885), Couchman Building (c. 1870, 1910), and Gottwalles Grocery (1893).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132003449

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