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Rockville Historic District (Rockville, Indiana)

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Historic district in Indiana, United States

United States historic place
Rockville Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Parke County Courthouse, May 2008
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LocationRoughly bounded by Howard Ave. and Jefferson, High and College Sts., Rockville, Indiana
Coordinates39°45′47″N 87°13′51″W / 39.76306°N 87.23083°W / 39.76306; -87.23083
Area70 acres (28 ha)
ArchitectBeeson, Carroll O. et al.; Tolan, T.J. & Son
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.93000471
Added to NRHPMay 27, 1993

Rockville Historic District is a national historic district located at Rockville, Parke County, Indiana. The district encompasses 210 contributing buildings, 3 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Rockville. It developed between about 1826 and 1942, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Colonial Revival, and Queen Anne style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Parke County Courthouse (1882), Memorial Presbyterian Church (1891), Sheriff' Residence and Jail, U.S. Post Office (1938), Rockville Public Library (1916), Methodist Episcopal Church (1862, 1892, 1909), Rockville Grade School (1941), Parke County Seminary (1839), Rockville Opera House (1912), First National Bank (1907), Judge Samuel Maxwell House (c. 1830), Dr. P.Q. Stryker House (1838), Dr. Harrison J. Rice House (1880), and Dr. Marion Goss House (1907).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (August 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rockville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
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