- New Albany Downtown Historic District (New Albany, Indiana)
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New Albany Downtown Historic District
Old State BankLocation: New Albany, Indiana Built: 1937 Architect: Pugh, Hugh; et.al. Architectural style: Italianate, Federal Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 99001074 [1] Added to NRHP: September 3, 1999 The New Albany Downtown Historic District, in New Albany, Indiana, is on the National Register of Historic Places since 1999. 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. 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:
- Elsby Building (1916, Neoclassical)
- Firestone Building (1937, [[Art Moderne]])
- New Albany Carnegie Library (1902): Now the Carnegie Center for Art and History
- Sears Automotive (Art Deco)
- Town Clock Church (1852, Greek Revival): Originally the Second Presbyterian Church and served the Underground Railroad, it is now the Second Baptist Church.
- Woolworth Building (1910, Chicago Commercial): Site of the chain's first luncheonette.[2]
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References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Barksdale, David C. & Sekula, Robyn Davis (2005). New Albany in Vintage Postcards, p. 2; ISBN 978-0738533865
- http://www.newalbanypreservation.com/uploads/File/designguidelines/NAguides-Downtown.pdf
- http://www.countyhistory.com/fchs/tour.html
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Portal:National Register of Historic PlacesCategories:- Historic districts in Indiana
- Historic districts in New Albany, Indiana
- F. W. Woolworth Company buildings and structures
- National Register of Historic Places in Floyd County, Indiana
- Louisville, Kentucky stubs
- Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs
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