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Indiana - Decatur County
Decatur County Indiana has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Decatur County Courthouse and Pleak, Strauther, Round Barn, Bromwell Wire Works, Champ's Ford Bridge and Decatur County Courthouse.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Decatur County places including Pulse and Porter, Edwin G. May, William Harris, Herbert Foltz, Pulse & Porter, Joseph Mathews, Colonel Wood, A. M. & Sons Kennedy, Shopbell, Clifford and et al.. Prominent architectural styles found in Decatur Country are Classical Revival, Italianate and Early Commercial.

Bromwell Wire Works (added 1990 - - #90000810)
Jct. of First and Ireland Sts. , Greensburg
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pulse & Porter
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
More Information:
Champ's Ford Bridge (added 2009 - - #09001127)
Also known as Decatur County Bridge #124, 031-266-15028
Co. Rd. 100S over Clifty Creek, 2 mi. W. of Burney , Burney
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mathews, Joseph
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Decatur County Courthouse (added 1973 - - #73000014)
Courthouse Sq. , Greensburg
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Monument/Marker, Park
More Information:
Greensburg Carnegie Public Library (added 1995 - - #95000701)
Also known as Greensburg City Hall
114 N. Michigan Ave. , Greensburg
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shopbell, Clifford, et al., Harris, William
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Library, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Greensburg Downtown Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001113)
Roughly, area surrounding the courthouse square , Greensburg
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
May, Edwin G.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Queen Anne, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Courthouse, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Specialty Store, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Social
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Courthouse, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Specialty Store
More Information:
Harris, Bright B., House (added 2000 - - #00001545)
Also known as 031-252-22118
413 N. Franklin St. , Greensburg
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Jerman School (added 2005 - - #05001017)
Also known as 031-252-24021
316 W. Walnut St. , Greensburg
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Foltz, Herbert, Pulse and Porter
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Knights of Pythias Building and Theatre (added 1978 - - #78000028)
Also known as K. of P. Building
215 N. Broadway , Greensburg
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
Pleak, Strauther, Round Barn (added 1993 - - #93000557)
Also known as Pleak-Morgan Barn
Moscow Rd., 0.2 mi. E of Co. Rd. 100W , Greensburg
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility
More Information:
Westport Covered Bridge (added 1982 - - #82000031)
E. of Westport , Westport
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kennedy,A. M. & Sons
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related
More Information:
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