The Old Richmond Historic District is a neighborhood of historic residential and commercial buildings and national
historic district located at
Richmond,
Wayne County, Indiana
Wayne County is a county located in east central Indiana, United States, on the border with Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,917. The county seat is Richmond.
Wayne County comprises the Richmond, IN Micropolitan Statistica ...
. 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
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,
Italianate
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, 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. 1835), Elijah Coffin House (1845-1847), Henry Davis House (1856), Rankempf Cottage (1855), Hall Town House (1838), Edward Frauman House (1855), and Lydia Pierce Cottage (1858).
[ ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs]
The district was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1974 and expanded in 2003.
See also
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Starr Historic District
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Richmond Railroad Station Historic District
The Richmond Railroad Station Historic District is a group of historic commercial buildings and national historic district located at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.
Historic District
The district encompasses 22 contributing buildings the icon ...
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Reeveston Place Historic District
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East Main Street-Glen Miller Park Historic District
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Etymology
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Richmond Downtown Historic District
The Richmond Downtown Historic District is an area of primarily commercial buildings and national historic district located at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. The district encompasses 47 contributing buildings located along the National Roa ...
References
External links
Old Richmond photos and information from Waynet.org
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
Italianate architecture in Indiana
Greek Revival architecture in Indiana
Gothic Revival architecture in Indiana
Historic districts in Richmond, Indiana
National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, Indiana
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