New Albany Downtown Historic District (Indiana) Explained

New Albany Downtown Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly between W. First St., and E. Fifth St.,; W. Main St. to E. Spring St., New Albany, Indiana
Coordinates:38.2853°N -85.8217°W
Architect:Pugh, Hugh; et.al.
Architecture:Italianate, Federal
Added:September 3, 1999
Refnum:99001074

The New Albany Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at New Albany, Indiana. The general area is W. First Street to the west, Spring St. to the north, E. Fifth Street to the east, and Main Street to the south. The local specification of the district is between East Fifth Street to West Fifth Street, Culbertson Street to the north, and the Ohio River to the south. East Spring Street Historic District is immediately east of the area, and the Main Street section of the Mansion Row Historic District starts. The area includes the Scribner House, where the founders of New Albany lived.[1] It is also the focal area of the Harvest Homecoming Festival every October.

Architectural styles vary, including Beaux-Arts, Chicago Commercial, Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Neoclassical, and Renaissance Revival. Prominent buildings in the district include:

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: New Albany Downtown Historic District . 2015-10-01. Camille B. Fife. January 1999. and Accompanying photographs.
  2. Barksdale, David C. & Sekula, Robyn Davis (2005). New Albany in Vintage Postcards, p. 2;