Clore Plow Works-J.W. Whitlock and Company

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Clore Plow Works-J.W. Whitlock and Company, June 2012
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Location212 S. Walnut St., Rising Sun, Indiana
Coordinates 38°56′52″N84°51′20″W / 38.94778°N 84.85556°W / 38.94778; -84.85556 Coordinates: 38°56′52″N84°51′20″W / 38.94778°N 84.85556°W / 38.94778; -84.85556
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1900 (1900), c. 1914
NRHP reference No. 99001152 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 1999

Clore Plow Works-J.W. Whitlock and Company are two historic industrial buildings located at Rising Sun, Ohio County, Indiana. The main building consists of six interconnected buildings: the Whitlock Office (c. 1914), Whitlock Garage (c. 1914), Clore Wood Shop (c. 1900), Clore Machine Shop (c. 1900), the Forge (c. 1900), and the Engine Room (c. 1900). Also on the property is the Paint Shed (c. 1900). The Ohio County Historical Society has occupied the buildings since 1969. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1] The buildings are located in the Rising Sun Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01.Note: This includes Laura Thayer (December 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Clore Plow Works-J.W. Whitlock and Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.