Old Richmond Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)
National Register of Historic Places

Old Richmond Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)

Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana
Listed
December 23, 2003
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
03001319

About this property

The Old Richmond Historic District is a neighborhood of historic residential and commercial buildings and national historic district located at Richmond, Indiana. The district encompasses 212 contributing buildings located just east of the East Fork of the Whitewater River, comprising some of the earliest extant buildings in Richmond. It developed between about 1816 and 1925 and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Gothic Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Bethel A.M.E. Church. Other notable contributing buildings include the William Paul Quinn House (c.

Location

Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana
39.82498, -84.89485

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 03001319. It was listed on December 23, 2003.

Categories

ARCHITECTUREEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTSOCIAL HISTORYBLACKEUROPEANTRANSPORTATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Bethel A.M.E. Church
Early Republic
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Indiana — Battle of Hagerstown (Skirmish)
1863Civil War
8.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Old Richmond Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease) listed on the National Register?

Old Richmond Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 23, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Old Richmond Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)?

Old Richmond Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Old Richmond Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)?

The period of significance for Old Richmond Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease) is recorded as the early_republic era.

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