Paoli Historic District (Paoli, Indiana)

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Paoli Historic District

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Paoli Historic District, November 2011
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Location Roughly bounded by W. Fifth, Railroad and NE. Third Sts. and Lick Cr., Paoli, Indiana
Coordinates 38°33′22″N86°28′08″W / 38.55611°N 86.46889°W / 38.55611; -86.46889 Coordinates: 38°33′22″N86°28′08″W / 38.55611°N 86.46889°W / 38.55611; -86.46889
Area 65 acres (26 ha)
Architect Harmon, William Watson; Pugh, Hugh
Architectural style Italianate, Queen Anne, Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 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]

Paoli, Indiana Town in Indiana, United States

Paoli is a town in Paoli Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 3,677 at the 2010 census. The town is the county seat of Orange County.

Orange County, Indiana County in the United States

Orange County is located in southern Indiana in the United States. As of 2010, its population was 19,840, an increase of 2.8% from 19,306 in 2000. The county seat is Paoli. The county has four incorporated settlements with a total population of about 8,600, as well as several small unincorporated communities. It is divided into 10 townships which provide local services. One U.S. route and five Indiana state roads pass through or into the county.

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  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 (April 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Paoli Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.