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Indiana - Henry County
Henry County Indiana has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Chrysler Enclosure, New Castle Archeological Site, Knightstown Academy and Knightstown Historic District and Grose, Gen. William, House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Adena, Hopewell, Middle Woodland and New Castle Phase dating back to 0.

Several famous people are associated with these Henry County historic places including John Irwin Morrison and John W. Hedrick.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Henry County places including Charles H. Byfield, Isaac Hodgson, O.L. Miller, L. O. Miller and Henry Brown. Prominent architectural styles found in Henry Country are Italianate, Classical Revival and Greek Revival.

Chrysler Enclosure (added 1999 - - #99001156)
Also known as Thurston Mound, 12-HN-16
Address Restricted , New Castle
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Native American, Religion, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Adena, Hopewell
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials, Mortuary, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Grose, Gen. William, House (added 1983 - - #83000034)
Also known as Henry County Historical Society Museum Complex
614 S. 14th St. , New Castle
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Military, Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Guyer Opera House (added 1979 - - #79000018)
Also known as Lewisville Public Hall
U.S. 40 , Lewisville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Performing Arts, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
More Information:
Hedrick, John W., House (added 1984 - - #84000491)
506 High St. , Middletown
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller,L. O.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Hedrick,John W.
Significant Year:
1899
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Henry County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000013)
Courthouse Sq. , New Castle
Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hodgson,Isaac
Architectural Style:
Other, Second Empire, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Hinshaw, Elias, House (added 1984 - - #84001045)
Also known as The Tower
16 W. Main St. , Knightstown
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
More Information:
Knightstown Academy (added 1976 - - #76000022)
Also known as Knightstown Upper Elementary School
Cary St. , Knightstown
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Historic Person:
Morrison,John Irwin, et al.
Significant Year:
1887, 1931, 1876
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
Knightstown Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001104)
Also known as See Also:Knightstown Academy;Hinshaw, Elias, House
Roughly bounded by Morgan, Adams, Third, and McCullum Sts. , Knightstown
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Byfield,Charles H.
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Education, Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Middletown Commercial Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000122)
Also known as 065-409-21000
The intersection of Fifth and Locust Sts. stretching apprx. 125 ft. N. and 180 ft. S. of Locust and one block W. , Middletown
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller, O.L., Brown, Henry
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Social
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Meeting Hall, Mortuary, Professional, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
New Castle Archeological Site (added 1976 - - #76000023)
Also known as Hn-1 (IAS-
Address Restricted , New Castle
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Middle Woodland, New Castle Phase
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
New Castle Commercial Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001868)
Also known as See Also:Henry County Courthouse
Roughly bounded by Fleming and 11 Sts., Central Ave. and the Norfolk & Western RR tracks , New Castle
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hodgson,Isaac
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Politics/Government, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Government Office, Professional
More Information:
Richsquare Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery (added 2006 - - #06000305)
Also known as 065-356-55017
5685 S Cty Rd. East , Lewisville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Museum
More Information:
Whitelock, Henry F., House and Farm (added 1983 - - #83003565)
Also known as Hodson House
IN 38 , Shirley
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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