Oldenburg Historic District

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Oldenburg Historic District
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Chapel of the Convent of the Sisters of Saint Francis, March 2012
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LocationBounded roughly by Sycamore, church land woods, Indiana, and Water Sts., and Gehring Farm, Oldenburg, Indiana and Ray Township, Franklin County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°20′27″N85°12′09″W / 39.34083°N 85.20250°W / 39.34083; -85.20250
Area103 acres (42 ha)
Built1837 (1837)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleMixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
NRHP reference No. 83000031 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 3, 1983

Oldenburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Oldenburg and Ray Township, Franklin County, Indiana. The district encompasses 106 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 6 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Oldenburg. It developed between about 1837 and 1930, and includes a variety of popular architectural styles. Notable contributing buildings include the Town Hall (1878), Holy Family Church (1862), First Corpus Christi Church, Second Corpus Christi Church, Cemetery Chapel (c. 1880), Convent Chapel (1889-1901), Convent of the Immaculate Conception (1889-1901), Franciscan Monastery (1894), Stone Church (1846-1848), Waechter's Cradle Shop (1845), Oldenburg Lumber Company (c. 1885), Brockman House (c. 1890), George Holtel House (c. 1865), Fischer Tavern (c. 1850), Burdick Building, Hackman Store (1861-1862), Roell Farm House (c. 1865), and Kellerman House (c. 1860, 1902). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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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 November 1, 2015.Note: This includes William L. Selm (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oldenburg Historic District Part 1" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015. and William L. Selm (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oldenburg Historic District Part 2" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs and site map.