Woodbine, also known as the Anders Rasmussen House, is a historic early-20th-century estate located at New Albany,

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. It was built in 1920 for Anders Rasmussen, who owned a

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business in New Albany and once served as a florist for the King of

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. The -story

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-style house is made of

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, with a full basement. The house includes a -story caretaker's apartment. The house stayed with the family until 1945, and has gone through several hands since then. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. The estate is currently owed and being restored by the owner/winemaker for Downtown New Albany's River City Winery located just two miles away. Plans for a vineyard on the estate are underway.Historic New Albany
Article on Woodbine It was listed on the

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in 1994.

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Buildings and structures in New Albany, Indiana Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Houses completed in 1920 Houses in Floyd County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Floyd County, Indiana {{FloydCountyIN-NRHP-stub