Matthews Stone Company Historic District Explained

Matthews Stone Company Historic District
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Location:6293 N. Matthews Dr. and 6445 W. Maple Grove Rd., north of Ellettsville, Richland Township, Monroe County, Indiana
Coordinates:39.245°N -86.6194°W
Architect:Nichols, John L.
Architecture:Second Empire, Tudor Revival
Added:September 18, 2013
Refnum:13000725[1]

Matthews Stone Company Historic District is a national historic district located in Richland Township, Monroe County, Indiana. The district encompasses five contributing buildings, one contributing site, six contributing structures, and two contributing objects associated with the Matthews Brothers Stone Company limestone business, now operated as Bybee Stone Company, Inc. The district developed between about 1862 and 1962, and include notable examples of Second Empire and Tudor Revival style architecture. The contributing resources include the Matthews Mansion (aka Graymont, 1880), Company Store Building (c. 1874), Primary Mill Building (1908), Drafting Building (1920), Administration Building (c. 1931), and two pump houses (c. 1935, c. 1955).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2013-09-27. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/16/13 through 9/20/13. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Matthews Stone Company Historic District. 2016-05-01. Danielle Bachant-Bell. PDF. January 2012. and Accompanying photographs.