Paoli Historic District (Paoli, Indiana)
Paoli Historic District | |
![]() Paoli Historic District, November 2011 | |
Location | Roughly bounded by W. Fifth, Railroad and NE. Third Sts. and Lick Cr., Paoli, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 38°33′22″N 86°28′08″W / 38.55611°N 86.46889°W |
Area | 65 acres (26 ha) |
Architect | Harmon, William Watson; Pugh, Hugh |
Architectural style | Italianate, Queen Anne, Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 94001355[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 25, 1994 |
Paoli Historic District is a national historic district located at Paoli, Orange County, Indiana. The district encompasses 144 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 4 contributing structures, and 4 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Paoli. It developed between about 1840 and 1940, and includes notable examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Thomas Newby Braxtan House and Orange County Courthouse. Other notable contributing resources include Lithia Springs Park, Dr. J.H. Sherrod House (1885), Gabbert House (c. 1870), Lithia Water Bottling Plant (1920), Orange County Jail (1858), U.S. Post Office (1937), Presbyterian Church (1920), Methodist Episcopal Church (1888), Braxtan Store (late 1890s), Riley Building (1887), Paoli State Bank (1912), and Thomas Volney Thornton House (1846).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (April 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Paoli Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.
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- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Queen Anne architecture in Indiana
- Italianate architecture in Indiana
- Greek Revival architecture in Indiana
- Historic districts in Orange County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, Indiana
- Southern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs