National Register of Historic Places listings in Rush County, Indiana

Summary


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

Location of Rush County in Indiana

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rush 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 29 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another property was once listed but has 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 March 22, 2024.[2]

Current listings edit

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Dr. John Arnold Farm
 
Dr. John Arnold Farm
September 14, 1989
(#89001409)
West of Glenwood and northeast of Rushville
39°38′14″N 85°21′30″W / 39.637222°N 85.358333°W / 39.637222; -85.358333 (Dr. John Arnold Farm)
Union Township
2 Center Township Grade and High School
 
Center Township Grade and High School
March 22, 2004
(#04000211)
929 E. South St. at Mays
39°44′31″N 85°25′46″W / 39.741944°N 85.429444°W / 39.741944; -85.429444 (Center Township Grade and High School)
Center Township
3 County Line Bridge
 
County Line Bridge
November 25, 1994
(#94001356)
County Road 1000W 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)
Ripley Township Extends into Hancock County
4 Durbin Hotel
 
Durbin Hotel
February 19, 1982
(#82000072)
137 W. 2nd St.
39°36′29″N 85°26′46″W / 39.608056°N 85.446111°W / 39.608056; -85.446111 (Durbin Hotel)
Rushville
5 East Hill Cemetery
 
East Hill Cemetery
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December 16, 2014
(#14001039)
704 E. State Road 44, east of Rushville
39°36′24″N 85°25′57″W / 39.606667°N 85.432500°W / 39.606667; -85.432500 (East Hill Cemetery)
Rushville Township
6 Forsythe Covered Bridge
 
Forsythe Covered Bridge
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February 2, 1983
(#83000094)
W. County Road 650S, southwest of Rushville
39°31′02″N 85°31′50″W / 39.517222°N 85.530556°W / 39.517222; -85.530556 (Forsythe Covered Bridge)
Orange Township
7 John K. Gowdy House
 
John K. Gowdy House
December 10, 1993
(#93001414)
619 N. Perkins St.
39°36′48″N 85°26′37″W / 39.613472°N 85.443611°W / 39.613472; -85.443611 (John K. Gowdy House)
Rushville
8 Hall-Crull Octagonal House
 
Hall-Crull Octagonal House
May 10, 1984
(#84001575)
North of Rushville
39°44′39″N 85°23′10″W / 39.744167°N 85.386111°W / 39.744167; -85.386111 (Hall-Crull Octagonal House)
Washington Township
9 James F. Harcourt House
 
James F. Harcourt House
September 14, 1989
(#89001412)
County Road 500W at County Road 750S, northeast of Moscow
39°30′15″N 85°32′06″W / 39.504167°N 85.535°W / 39.504167; -85.535 (James F. Harcourt House)
Orange Township
10 Dr. Jefferson and Eliza Arnold Helm House December 11, 2023
(#100009593)
Address Restricted
Rushville
11 Henry Henley Public Library December 27, 2016
(#16000908)
103 N. Main St.
39°44′22″N 85°34′17″W / 39.739555°N 85.571473°W / 39.739555; -85.571473 (Henry Henley Public Library)
Carthage
12 Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home
 
Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home
December 20, 2011
(#11000916)
10892 N. State Road 140, south of Knightstown
39°46′00″N 85°31′00″W / 39.766666°N 85.516666°W / 39.766666; -85.516666 (Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home)
Center Township
13 Archibald M. Kennedy House
 
Archibald M. Kennedy House
February 2, 1983
(#83000095)
E. County Road 200N, northeast of Rushville
39°38′17″N 85°24′03″W / 39.638056°N 85.400833°W / 39.638056; -85.400833 (Archibald M. Kennedy House)
Rushville Township
14 Maurice W. Manche Farmstead
 
Maurice W. Manche Farmstead
September 14, 1989
(#89001411)
County Road 900W, west of Carthage
39°44′18″N 85°36′48″W / 39.738333°N 85.613333°W / 39.738333; -85.613333 (Maurice W. Manche Farmstead)
Ripley Township
15 Melodeon Hall
 
Melodeon Hall
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November 15, 1973
(#73000041)
210 N. Morgan St.
39°36′30″N 85°26′46″W / 39.608333°N 85.446111°W / 39.608333; -85.446111 (Melodeon Hall)
Rushville
16 Moscow Covered Bridge
 
Moscow Covered Bridge
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February 2, 1983
(#83000096)
County Roads 625W and 875S at Moscow
39°29′06″N 85°33′17″W / 39.485000°N 85.554722°W / 39.485000; -85.554722 (Moscow Covered Bridge)
Orange Township Destroyed by 2008 tornado
17 Mount Pleasant Beech Church and Beech Cemetery September 4, 2018
(#100002865)
Eastern side of County Road 725W between County Roads 1000N and 1100N
39°45′41″N 85°34′45″W / 39.761389°N 85.579167°W / 39.761389; -85.579167 (Mount Pleasant Beech Church and Beech Cemetery)
Ripley Township
18 Norris Ford Covered Bridge
 
Norris Ford Covered Bridge
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February 2, 1983
(#83000097)
E. County Road 150N, northeast of Rushville
39°38′00″N 85°24′59″W / 39.633333°N 85.416389°W / 39.633333; -85.416389 (Norris Ford Covered Bridge)
Rushville Township
19 Offutt Covered Bridge
 
Offutt Covered Bridge
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February 2, 1983
(#83000098)
N. County Road 550W, northwest of Rushville
39°39′38″N 85°32′22″W / 39.660417°N 85.539444°W / 39.660417; -85.539444 (Offutt Covered Bridge)
Posey Township
20 Jabez Reeves Farmstead
 
Jabez Reeves Farmstead
June 29, 1989
(#89000776)
County Road 900N, north of Rushville
39°44′25″N 85°29′21″W / 39.740278°N 85.489167°W / 39.740278; -85.489167 (Jabez Reeves Farmstead)
Center Township
21 Rush County Bridge No. 188
 
Rush County Bridge No. 188
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December 28, 2000
(#00001542)
County Road 150W over the Little Flatrock River at Milroy
39°30′10″N 85°28′01″W / 39.502778°N 85.466944°W / 39.502778; -85.466944 (Rush County Bridge No. 188)
Anderson Township
22 Rush County Courthouse
 
Rush County Courthouse
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October 10, 1975
(#75000048)
Courthouse Square
39°36′28″N 85°26′38″W / 39.607778°N 85.443889°W / 39.607778; -85.443889 (Rush County Courthouse)
Rushville
23 Rushville Commercial Historic District
 
Rushville Commercial Historic District
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December 27, 1993
(#93001416)
Roughly bounded by 4th, N. Morgan, 1st, and N. Perkins Sts.
39°36′30″N 85°26′42″W / 39.608333°N 85.445000°W / 39.608333; -85.445000 (Rushville Commercial Historic District)
Rushville
24 St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church
 
St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church
December 15, 1997
(#97001536)
426 N. Morgan St.
39°36′41″N 85°26′46″W / 39.611389°N 85.446111°W / 39.611389; -85.446111 (St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church)
Rushville
25 Smith Covered Bridge
 
Smith Covered Bridge
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February 2, 1983
(#83000099)
E. County Road 300N, north of Rushville
39°39′19″N 85°24′34″W / 39.655278°N 85.409444°W / 39.655278; -85.409444 (Smith Covered Bridge)
Jackson Township
26 Walnut Ridge Friends Meetinghouse
 
Walnut Ridge Friends Meetinghouse
March 1, 1984
(#84001616)
West of Carthage
39°43′41″N 85°36′48″W / 39.728056°N 85.613333°W / 39.728056; -85.613333 (Walnut Ridge Friends Meetinghouse)
Ripley Township
27 Booker T. Washington School
 
Booker T. Washington School
May 24, 1990
(#90000809)
525 E. 7th St.
39°36′51″N 85°26′16″W / 39.614167°N 85.437778°W / 39.614167; -85.437778 (Booker T. Washington School)
Rushville
28 Wendell Lewis Willkie House
 
Wendell Lewis Willkie House
December 27, 1993
(#93001415)
601 N. Harrison St.
39°36′46″N 85°26′53″W / 39.612778°N 85.448056°W / 39.612778; -85.448056 (Wendell Lewis Willkie House)
Rushville
29 John Wood Farmstead
 
John Wood Farmstead
March 15, 2000
(#00000201)
5255 W. County Road 900S, west of Milroy
39°28′46″N 85°32′28″W / 39.479444°N 85.541111°W / 39.479444; -85.541111 (John Wood Farmstead)
Orange Township

Former listing edit

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Ferree Covered Bridge February 2, 1983
(#83000093)
January 19, 1990 Base Rd.
Rushville Destroyed by arsonist on February 13, 1989[6]

See also edit

References edit

  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 March 22, 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. ^ "Arsonist ruins covered bridge". The Star Press. February 15, 1989. p. 2. Retrieved June 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.