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.