Brookville Historic District is a national historic district located at Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana. The district encompasses 682 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Brookville. It developed between about 1811 and 1913, and includes notable examples of Federal and Greek Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Franklin County Seminary and The Hermitage. Other notable contributing buildings include the James Brown Ray House (1811-1820), Old State Bank (c. 1817), James N. Tyner House (c. 1818), Old Brick Meeting House (1810-1821), Franklin County Courthouse (1853-1859), St. Michael's Catholic Church (1857-1868, 1901), Howland-Farquahar-Goodwin House (1855), Valley House Hotel (1842), and the Presbyterian Church (1854-1855).[2]
Brookville Historic District | |
 Franklin County Courthouse, March 2012 | |
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| Location | Bounded by E and W fork of Whitewater River and IN 101, Brookville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°25′22″N 85°0′35″W / 39.42278°N 85.00972°W |
| Area | 300 acres (120 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000018[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 25, 1975 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved November 1, 2015. Note: This includes John H. Newman and Eric Gilbertson (July 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brookville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs and site map.
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