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Indiana - Franklin County - Historic Districts
Franklin County Indiana (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Brookville Historic District, Whitewater Canal Historic District and Oldenburh Historic District, Metamora Historic District. Prominent architectural styles found in Franklin Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Gothic Revival.
Brookville Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000018)
Bounded by E and W fork of Whitewater River and IN 101 , Brookville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Metamora Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001646)
Also known as See Also:Whitewater Canal Historic District
Roughly bounded by US 52, Columbia St., the Whitewater Canal, Duck Cr., Mount St. and Main St. , Metamora
BotMultichill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Oldenburh Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000031)
Bounded roughly by Sycamore, church land woods, Indiana, and Water Sts., and Gehring Farm , Oldenburg
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Education, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Whitewater Canal Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000272)
Also known as Whitewater Canal;Whitewater Canal State Museum
From Laurel Feeder Dam to Brookville , Metamora
Chris4682, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Water Works, Water-Related
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Water Works
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