Thomas Downs House Explained

Thomas Downs House
Location:1045 Main St., Charlestown, Indiana
Coordinates:38.4444°N -85.6597°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Federal
Added:December 6, 1984
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:84000490

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.[1] [2] 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.

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. 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thomas Downs House. 2015-08-01. Bonny Wise . July 1984. and Accompanying photographs.
  2. Kramer, Carl. This Place We Call Home (Indiana University Press, 2007) p. 39)