Thomas Downs House | |
Location | 1045 Main St., Charlestown, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 38°26′40″N85°39′35″W / 38.44444°N 85.65972°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c. 1809 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 84000490 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 6, 1984 |
The Thomas Downs House is a historic home located just east of Charlestown, Indiana's town square. It was built about 1809. and is a two-story, four-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a gable roof, sits on a stone foundation, and has a one-story rear ell. Thomas Downs was a politician from Charlestown that was Clark County's first county treasurer. He would later serve as an Indiana Territory legislator. [2] : 2 [3] It is owned by the Clark's Grant Historical Society, who has a museum there but offers tours by reservation only.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]
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