Vernon Historic District

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Vernon Historic District
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Jennings County Indiana, June 2001
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Nearest city1 mile south of North Vernon on State Roads State Road 3 and State Road 7, in Vernon and Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°58′58″N85°36′41″W / 38.98278°N 85.61139°W / 38.98278; -85.61139
Area386 acres (156 ha)
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No. 76000024 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1976

Vernon Historic District is a national historic district located in Vernon and Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana. It encompasses 42 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in Vernon. The district largely developed between about 1830 and 1900, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Greek Revival, and Federal style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Jennings County Courthouse (1859), American House tavern, "Rat Row" apartments (c. 1845), Jacob Clinton House (1834), nures drug store (1853),(odd fellows lodge)(1853),Judge Hickman New House (1832), John Bassnett House (1844), Gen. Robert S. Foster House (1840), Methodist Church (1817), Vernon Presbyterian Church (1832), Baptist Church (1871), a stone arch (1832), Tunnel Mill site, and Vinegar Mill site. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01.Note: This includes Sharon Nelson (March 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Vernon Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.