National Register of Historic Places listings in Hancock County, Indiana


This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hancock County, Indiana.

Location of Hancock County in Indiana

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.[1]

There are 14 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another 2 properties were once listed but have been removed.

Properties and districts located in incorporated areas display the name of the municipality, while properties and districts in unincorporated areas display the name of their civil township. Properties and districts split between multiple jurisdictions display the names of all jurisdictions.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 25, 2024.[2]

Current listings

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[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Charles Barr House
 
Charles Barr House
December 22, 2008
(#08001208)
25 W. Walnut St.
39°47′14″N 85°46′12″W / 39.7872°N 85.76987°W / 39.7872; -85.76987 (Charles Barr House)
Greenfield
2 Rufus and Amanda Black House
 
Rufus and Amanda Black House
September 30, 2014
(#14000802)
222 S200W at Philadelphia
39°46′45″N 85°50′29″W / 39.779167°N 85.841389°W / 39.779167; -85.841389 (Rufus and Amanda Black House)
Sugar Creek Township
3 Browne-Rafert House
 
Browne-Rafert House
September 14, 2015
(#15000595)
534 N. Merrill St., near Fortville
39°56′21″N 85°51′15″W / 39.939167°N 85.854167°W / 39.939167; -85.854167 (Browne-Rafert House)
Vernon Township
4 County Line Bridge
 
County Line Bridge
November 25, 1994
(#94001356)
County Road 900E over the Big Blue River, northeast of Morristown
39°42′35″N 85°37′59″W / 39.709722°N 85.633056°W / 39.709722; -85.633056 (County Line Bridge)
Blue River Township Extends into Rush County
5 Fortville Carnegie Library August 19, 2024
(#100010744)
115 N. Main Street
39°56′05″N 85°51′01″W / 39.9346°N 85.8502°W / 39.9346; -85.8502 (Fortville Carnegie Library)
Fortville
6 Fortville Methodist Episcopal Church August 21, 2024
(#100010745)
125 East Staat Street
39°56′04″N 85°50′56″W / 39.9345°N 85.8490°W / 39.9345; -85.8490 (Fortville Methodist Episcopal Church)
Fortville
7 Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District
 
Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District
March 7, 1985
(#85000455)
Roughly bounded by North, Hinchman, South, and Pennsylvania Sts.
39°47′07″N 85°46′10″W / 39.785278°N 85.769444°W / 39.785278; -85.769444 (Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District)
Greenfield
8 Greenfield Residential Historic District
 
Greenfield Residential Historic District
December 15, 2011
(#11000909)
Roughly bounded by Hendricks, South, and Wood Sts., and Boyd Ave.
39°47′07″N 85°46′23″W / 39.785278°N 85.773056°W / 39.785278; -85.773056 (Greenfield Residential Historic District)
Greenfield
9 Lilly Biological Laboratories
 
Lilly Biological Laboratories
November 23, 1977
(#77000016)
West of Greenfield off U.S. Route 40
39°46′51″N 85°47′51″W / 39.780833°N 85.7975°W / 39.780833; -85.7975 (Lilly Biological Laboratories)
Greenfield
10 Lincoln Park School
 
Lincoln Park School
June 17, 2009
(#09000424)
600 W. North St.
39°47′09″N 85°46′37″W / 39.785778°N 85.776853°W / 39.785778; -85.776853 (Lincoln Park School)
Greenfield
11 Frank Littleton Round Barn
 
Frank Littleton Round Barn
April 2, 1993
(#93000184)
Near the junction of County Roads 600N and 500W, northeast of Mount Comfort[6]
39°52′22″N 85°53′25″W / 39.872820°N 85.890150°W / 39.872820; -85.890150 (Frank Littleton Round Barn)
Vernon Township
12 Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon No. 37396
 
Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon No. 37396
May 1, 2009
(#09000234)
3867 N. Aviation Way at the Indianapolis Regional Airport
39°50′37″N 85°54′12″W / 39.843686°N 85.903311°W / 39.843686; -85.903311 (Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon No. 37396)
Buck Creek Township
13 Jane Ross Reeves Octagon House
 
Jane Ross Reeves Octagon House
September 16, 2001
(#01000620)
400 S. Railroad St.
39°53′32″N 85°34′45″W / 39.892222°N 85.579167°W / 39.892222; -85.579167 (Jane Ross Reeves Octagon House)
Shirley
14 James Whitcomb Riley House
 
James Whitcomb Riley House
September 28, 1977
(#77000017)
250 W. Main St.
39°47′06″N 85°46′24″W / 39.785000°N 85.773333°W / 39.785000; -85.773333 (James Whitcomb Riley House)
Greenfield

Former listings

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[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Greenfield High School April 22, 1982
(#82000039)
June 18, 1986 North and Pennsylvania Sts.
Greenfield Destroyed by fire on April 30, 1985[7]
2 New Palestine School June 14, 1991
(#91000791)
March 17, 1992 Larrabee St. at jct. with Depot St.
New Palestine

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved October 25, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ Location derived from Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Hancock County Interim Report. Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 1983-06, 12-13. The NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted".
  7. ^ "Fire Guts Former Greenfield School". Columbus Republic. May 1, 1985. p. C8. Retrieved June 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.