The Thomas Downs House is a historic home located just east of Charlestown, Indiana's town square. It was built about 1809 and is a two-story, four-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a gable roof, sits on a stone foundation, and has a one-story rear ell. Thomas Downs was a politician from Charlestown that was Clark County's first county treasurer. He would later serve as an Indiana Territory legislator.[2]: 2 [3] It is owned by the Clark's Grant Historical Society, who has a museum there but offers tours by reservation only.

Thomas Downs House
Thomas Downs House is located in Clark County, Indiana
Thomas Downs House
Thomas Downs House is located in Indiana
Thomas Downs House
Thomas Downs House is located in the United States
Thomas Downs House
Location1045 Main St., Charlestown, Indiana
Coordinates38°26′40″N 85°39′35″W / 38.44444°N 85.65972°W / 38.44444; -85.65972
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1809 (1809)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.84000490[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1984

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Bonny Wise (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thomas Downs House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. ^ Kramer, Carl. This Place We Call Home (Indiana University Press, 2007) p. 39)
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