National Register of Historic Places listings in Posey County, Indiana
Current listings
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Name on the Register[4]

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Ashworth Archaeological Site (12 Po 7)

Ashworth Archaeological Site (12 Po 7)

September 12, 1985
(#85002137)

Eastern side of State Road 69, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Hovey Lake[6]
37°51′00″N 87°56′10″W﻿ / ﻿37.850000°N 87.936111°W﻿ / 37.850000; -87.936111﻿ (Ashworth Archaeological Site (12 Po 7))
Point Township

An archaeological site of the Caborn-Welborn variant of the Mississippian culture.

2

George Bentel House

George Bentel House

September 20, 1984
(#84001224)

Brewery and Granary St.
38°07′50″N 87°55′59″W﻿ / ﻿38.130694°N 87.933194°W﻿ / 38.130694; -87.933194﻿ (George Bentel House)
New Harmony

3

Bozeman-Waters National Bank

Bozeman-Waters National Bank

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October 1, 1987
(#87001768)

19 W. Main St.
38°10′12″N 87°47′02″W﻿ / ﻿38.170000°N 87.783889°W﻿ / 38.170000; -87.783889﻿ (Bozeman-Waters National Bank)
Poseyville

4

James Elliott Farm

James Elliott Farm

December 23, 2003
(#03001312)

Church St. (State Road 66), east of New Harmony
38°07′44″N 87°55′23″W﻿ / ﻿38.128889°N 87.923056°W﻿ / 38.128889; -87.923056﻿ (James Elliott Farm)
Harmony Township

5

Ludwig Epple House

Ludwig Epple House

June 21, 1984
(#84001227)

520 Granary St.
38°07′50″N 87°56′03″W﻿ / ﻿38.130694°N 87.934056°W﻿ / 38.130694; -87.934056﻿ (Ludwig Epple House)
New Harmony

6

William Gonnerman House

William Gonnerman House

December 19, 1985
(#85003192)

521 W. 2nd St.
37°55′44″N 87°54′02″W﻿ / ﻿37.928889°N 87.900556°W﻿ / 37.928889; -87.900556﻿ (William Gonnerman House)
Mount Vernon

7

Frederick and Augusta Hagemann Farm

Frederick and Augusta Hagemann Farm

March 18, 1993
(#93000180)

Southwestern corner of the junction of State Roads 62 and 69, west of Mount Vernon
37°55′35″N 87°54′37″W﻿ / ﻿37.926389°N 87.910278°W﻿ / 37.926389; -87.910278﻿ (Frederick and Augusta Hagemann Farm)
Black Township

8

Harmony Way Bridge

Harmony Way Bridge

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October 3, 2007
(#07001030)

Indiana State Road 66/Illinois Route 14
38°07′52″N 87°56′32″W﻿ / ﻿38.131111°N 87.942222°W﻿ / 38.131111; -87.942222﻿ (Harmony Way Bridge)
New Harmony

Extends into White County, Illinois

9

Hovey Lake Archaeological District

Hovey Lake Archaeological District

September 12, 1985
(#85002130)

Address Restricted

Point Township

10

Mann Site

Mann Site

October 1, 1974
(#74000018)

Off Indian Mound Rd., southeast of Mount Vernon[7]
37°54′44″N 87°50′20″W﻿ / ﻿37.912361°N 87.838889°W﻿ / 37.912361; -87.838889﻿ (Mann Site)
Black Township

A Hopewell site featuring village areas, geometrical earthworks and mounds.

11

Mount Vernon Downtown Historic District

Mount Vernon Downtown Historic District
Mount Vernon Downtown Historic District

June 22, 2003
(#03000545)

Roughly bounded by the Ohio River, 6th and Walnut Sts., and College Ave.
37°55′51″N 87°53′46″W﻿ / ﻿37.930833°N 87.896111°W﻿ / 37.930833; -87.896111﻿ (Mount Vernon Downtown Historic District)
Mount Vernon

12

Mount Vernon Site

Mount Vernon Site

January 11, 1996
(#95001542)

Atop a ridgeline about 100 metres (330 ft) south of County Road 850S, near the entrance to the Mount Vernon General Electric plant and southwest of Mount Vernon[8]
37°54′48″N 87°56′23″W﻿ / ﻿37.913333°N 87.939722°W﻿ / 37.913333; -87.939722﻿ (Mount Vernon Site)
Black Township

13

Murphy Archeological Site

Murphy Archeological Site

May 12, 1975
(#75000012)

Northwestern side of Pitcher Lake, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the mouth of the Wabash River and southwest of Mount Vernon[9]
37°48′25″N 88°00′05″W﻿ / ﻿37.806944°N 88.001389°W﻿ / 37.806944; -88.001389﻿ (Murphy Archeological Site)
Point Township

14

New Harmony Historic District

New Harmony Historic District

October 15, 1966
(#66000006)

Main St. between Granary and Church Sts.; also roughly bounded by 3rd, Steammill, Main, Arthur, and North Sts., including the Maple Hill Cemetery and the Atheneum
38°07′48″N 87°56′08″W﻿ / ﻿38.13°N 87.935556°W﻿ / 38.13; -87.935556﻿ (New Harmony Historic District)
Harmony Township and New Harmony

Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of May 3, 2000

15

Posey County Courthouse Square

Posey County Courthouse Square

January 4, 1989
(#88003042)

300 Main St.
37°55′55″N 87°53′41″W﻿ / ﻿37.931944°N 87.894722°W﻿ / 37.931944; -87.894722﻿ (Posey County Courthouse Square)
Mount Vernon

16

Mattias Scholle House

Mattias Scholle House

March 2, 1981
(#81000007)

Tavern and Brewery Sts.
38°07′45″N 87°55′59″W﻿ / ﻿38.129167°N 87.933056°W﻿ / 38.129167; -87.933056﻿ (Mattias Scholle House)
New Harmony

17

Amon Clarence Thomas House

Amon Clarence Thomas House

September 14, 1995
(#95001111)

503 West St.
38°07′46″N 87°56′13″W﻿ / ﻿38.129583°N 87.936944°W﻿ / 38.129583; -87.936944﻿ (Amon Clarence Thomas House)
New Harmony

18

Welborn Historic District

Welborn Historic District

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March 25, 1992
(#92000188)

Roughly bounded by 9th, Locust, and 2nd Sts., and the alley between Walnut and Main Sts.
37°56′03″N 87°53′38″W﻿ / ﻿37.934167°N 87.893889°W﻿ / 37.934167; -87.893889﻿ (Welborn Historic District)
Mount Vernon

From the accompanying table and the supporting evidence listed.

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The Ashworth Archaeological Site is a significant archaeological site in the extreme southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Indiana . Located near the confluence of the Ohio and Wabash Rivers , it lies near several similar archaeological sites . It was first examined by archaeologists in the middle of the twentieth century and found to be the site of a relatively recent Native American village , and it has been designated a historic site because of its archaeological value .
State Road 69 ( SR 69 ) is a part of the Indiana State Road system that runs between Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area and Griffin in US state of Indiana . The 35.07 miles ( 56.44 km ) of SR 69 that lie within Indiana serve as a major conduit . Some of the highway is listed on the National Highway System . Various sections are urban two-lane highway , four-lane divided highway and rural two-lane highway . The highway passes through residential , industrial and commercial properties . SR 69 was first designated as a state road in 1931 . SR 69 replaced the original State Road 20 designation of the highway which dated back to the formation of the Indiana state road system . SR 20 ran from Mount Vernon to New Harmony . SR 69 also replaced the second designation of the highway , SR 65 , from the Ohio River to New Harmony . Despite its proximity to Interstate 69 , the two routes have no relation to each other .
Point Township is one of ten townships in Posey County , Indiana . As of the 2000 census , its population was 497 . The lowest , the southernmost , and the westernmost points in Indiana are all located along the township 's boundaries .
George Bentel House is a historic home located at New Harmony , Posey County , Indiana . It was built about 1823 , and is a two-story , Harmonist brick dwelling . It has a wood shake gable roof . It is an example of the standardized , mass-produced form of Rappite built dwellings . :2 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 . It is located in the New Harmony Historic District .
New Harmony is a historic town on the Wabash River in Harmony Township , Posey County , Indiana . It lies 15 miles ( 24 km ) north of Mount Vernon , the county seat , and is part of the Evansville metropolitan area . The town 's population was 789 at the 2010 census . Established by the Harmony Society in 1814 under the leadership of George Rapp , the town was originally known as Harmony ( also called Harmonie , or New Harmony ) . In its early years the 20,000-acre ( 8,100 ha ) settlement was the home of Lutherans who had separated from the official church in the Duchy of Württemberg and immigrated to the United States . The Harmonists built a new town in the wilderness , but in 1824 they decided to sell their property and return to Pennsylvania . Robert Owen , a Welsh industrialist and social reformer , purchased the town in 1825 with the intention of creating a new utopian community and renamed it New Harmony . While the Owenite social experiment failed two years after it began , the community made some important contributions to American society . New Harmony became known as a center for advances in education and scientific research . Town residents established the first free library , a civic drama club , and a public school system open to men and women . Its prominent citizens included Owen 's sons : Robert Dale Owen , an Indiana congressman and social reformer who sponsored legislation to create the Smithsonian Institution ; David Dale Owen , a noted state and federal geologist ; William Owen , a New Harmony businessman ; and Richard Owen , Indiana state geologist , Indiana University professor , and first president of Purdue University . The town also served as the second headquarters of the U.S. Geological Survey .
Bozeman-Waters National Bank , also known as the Farmers Bank & Trust Company , is a historic bank building located at Poseyville , Posey County , Indiana . It was built in 1924 , and is a 1 1/2-story , brown brick building with Sullivanesque terra cotta ornamentation . It has a one-story rear section . The interior was extensively remodeled in 1957 . The building is modeled on the People 's Federal Savings and Loan Association in Sidney , Ohio . :2-3 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 .
Poseyville is a town in Robb Township , Posey County , in the U.S. state of Indiana . The population was 1,045 at the 2010 census .
The James Elliott Farm is a historic farmstead located on the edge of the town of New Harmony in Posey County , in the U.S. state of Indiana . The farm is composed of the farmhouse and seven outbuildings , including corn cribs , a barn , a shed , a silo , and a milkhouse . The farm centers around the farmhouse , which was built in the Greek Revival style in 1826 by English immigrant James Elliott ; even before Elliott joined the commune , the property had been associated with the followers of Robert Owen ; the land had previously supported an offshoot of the main community , which its residents called Feiba Peveli . Elliott had settled in the vicinity as part of the Owenist commune that lived at New Harmony at that time ; besides farming , Elliott established himself as the community 's brewer . Among the distinctive architectural elements of the farmhouse are its two large chimneys , its symmetrical five-bay facade , and a porch with a gabled Greek Revival pediment . The front door sits at the middle of the first-floor facade , with two windows on each side ; the second floor facade is similar , except that a window occupies the place of the front door . Although the Elliott Farm dates back nearly two hundred years , not all of its elements are original ; one of the outbuildings was completed in 1938 . Later in the twentieth century , the owners - still members of the Elliott family - took sustained action to restore and maintain the farm ; this was one of many projects that they undertook at the time to preserve the buildings dating back to the time of the Harmony Society . In connection with their preservation efforts , the family succeeded in having the property listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 , due in part to the property 's importance in the fields of architecture and agriculture . Six New Harmony properties are listed on the National Register , along with many buildings that have been grouped together as the New Harmony Historic District and named a National Historic Landmark ; of the six , only the Harmony Way Bridge and the Elliott Farm are not part of the historic district .
State Road 66 is an east-west highway in six counties in the southernmost portion of the U.S. state of Indiana .
Harmony Township is one of ten townships in Posey County , Indiana . As of the 2000 census , its population was 1,473 .
Ludwig Epple House is a historic home located at New Harmony , Posey County , Indiana . It was built about 1823 , and is a two-story , Harmonist frame dwelling . It has a gable roof . It is an example of the standardized , mass-produced form of Rappite built dwellings . :2 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 . It is located in the New Harmony Historic District .
William Gonnerman House is a historic home located at Mount Vernon , Posey County , Indiana . It was built between about 1887 and 1895 , and is a massive two-story , irregular plan , Free Classic style frame dwelling . It sits on a brick and concrete block foundation and has a hipped and gable roof . It features a wraparound porch with 18 fluted columns and a porte cochere . A sun porch wing was added in the 1930s . Also on the property are the contributing carriage house and smokehouse . :2 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 .
Mount Vernon is a city in and the county seat of Posey County , Indiana , United States . Located in the state 's far southwestern corner , within 15 miles ( 24 km ) of both the southernmost or westernmost points it is the westernmost city in the state . The southernmost is Rockport , located along the Ohio River about 40 miles ( 64 km ) to the southeast . The population was 6,687 at the 2010 census . It is located in Black Township and is part of the Evansville , Indiana , metropolitan area , which had a 2010 population of 358,676 .
Frederick and Augusta Hagemann Farm is a historic home and farm located in Black Township , Posey County , Indiana . The farmhouse was built about 1895 , and is a 2 1/2-story , asymmetrical , Queen Anne style brick dwelling . It has limestone and wood detailing and features a projecting gable and wraparound porch with concrete block piers and a semi-octagonal corner . Also on the property are the contributing large frame barn ( c. 1895 ) , a smokehouse / privy ( c. 1895 ) , and a garage ( c. 1925 ) . :5 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 .
State Road 62 ( SR 62 ) in the U.S. state of Indiana is an east-west route that travels 204 miles ( 328 km ) from the Illinois state line in the southwest corner of Indiana to the Louisville , Kentucky area , then northeast toward the Cincinnati , Ohio area .
Black Township is one of ten townships in Posey County , Indiana . As of the 2000 census , its population was 10,288 . The township is the largest both in terms of area a population in Posey County .
The New Harmony Toll Bridge , also known as the Harmony Way Bridge , is a now-closed two-lane bridge across the Wabash River that connects Illinois Route 14 with Indiana State Road 66 , which is Church Street in New Harmony , Indiana . The bridge links White County , Illinois with Posey County , Indiana . The four-span bridge is owned by the White County Bridge Commission and was built without federal funds in 1930 by the Big Wabash Bridge Company of Carmi , Illinois . The next bridge across the Wabash about 15 miles ( 24 km ) downstream is the Wabash Memorial Bridge near Mount Vernon , Indiana and the next bridge upstream is for Interstate 64 , which does not allow farm vehicles .
Illinois Route 14 ( IL 14 ) is a major east-west highway in southern Illinois . It runs from U.S. Route 51 south of Du Quoin to the New Harmony Toll Bridge over the Wabash River to State Road 66 at the Indiana state line . This is a distance of 76.24 miles ( 122.70 km ) .
The Hovey Lake Archaeological District is a historic district composed of multiple archaeological sites in the extreme southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Indiana . In late 1985 , an area of archaeological sites near Hovey Lake was designated a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its archaeological importance . It is one of many substantial archaeological locations in Point Township : a very cursory survey of the county in the 1940s found fifteen different villages in the township , most of them within 2 miles ( 3.2 km ) of one or both rivers . Today , it is one of three National Register-listed archaeological locations in Point Township , along with the Ashworth Archaeological Site and the Murphy Site ; as well , the township includes the Hovey Lake-Klein and Welborn Village sites , which were deemed eligible for the National Register but were not added purely because of objections by property owners .
The Mann Site ( 12 Po 2 ) is a Crab Orchard culture site located off Indian Mound Road in Mount Vernon , Posey County , Indiana . It was placed on the National Historic Register on October 1 , 1974 . Exotic ceramics and other artifacts found at the site reflect contact with Ohio Hopewell and Swift Creek culture people of the Georgia Piedmont and Gulf Coastal Plain .
Mount Vernon Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Mount Vernon , Posey County , Indiana . The district encompasses 39 contributing buildings , 2 contributing sites , 1 contributing structure , and 2 contributing objects in the central business district of Mount Vernon . It developed between about 1850 and 1953 , and includes notable examples of Italianate , Queen Anne , Romanesque Revival , and Classical Revival style architecture . Located in the district is the separately listed Posey County Courthouse Square . Other notable contributing resources include the McFadin Cemetery , Sherburne Park , the Armory ( 1922 ) , the Alexandrian ( Carnegie ) Library ( 1905 ) , City Hall ( 1893 ) , Fogas Building ( 1880 ) , Palace Soda Shop , Memorial Coliseum ( 1925 ) , and the Opera House ( 1879 ) . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 .
The Ohio River is a 981-mile ( 1,579 km ) long river in the United States . It is located in the midwestern United States , flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania south of Lake Erie to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illinois . It is the third largest river by discharge volume in the United States and the largest tributary by volume of the north-south flowing Mississippi River that divides the eastern from western United States . The river flows through or along the border of six states , and its drainage basin includes parts of 15 states . Through its largest tributary , the Tennessee River , the basin includes several states of the southeastern U.S . It is the source of drinking water for three million people . The lower Ohio River just below Louisville is obstructed by rapids known as the Falls of the Ohio where the water level falls 26 ft. in 2 miles and is impassible for navigation . The McAlpine Locks and Dam , a shipping canal bypassing the rapids , now allows commercial navigation from the Forks of the Ohio at Pittsburgh to the Port of New Orleans at the mouth of the Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico . The name Ohio comes from the Seneca , Ohi : yo ' , lit . Good River . European discovery of the Ohio River may be attributed to English explorers from Virginia in the latter half of the 17th century . In his Notes on the State of Virginia published in 1781-82 , Thomas Jefferson stated : The Ohio is the most beautiful river on earth .
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The Wabash River /ˈwɔːbæʃ/ ( French : Ouabache ) is a 503-mile-long ( 810 km ) river in Ohio and Indiana , United States , that flows from the headwaters near the middle of Ohio 's western border northwest then southwest across northern Indiana turning south along the Illinois border where the southern portion forms the Indiana-Illinois border before flowing into the Ohio River . It is the largest northern tributary of the Ohio River . From the dam near Huntington , Indiana , to its terminus at the Ohio River , the Wabash flows freely for 411 miles ( 661 km ) . Its watershed drains most of Indiana . The Tippecanoe River , White River , Embarras River and Little Wabash River are major tributaries . The river 's name comes from a Miami Indian word meaning water over white stones . The Wabash is the state river of Indiana , and subject of the state song On the Banks of the Wabash , Far Away by Paul Dresser . Two counties ( in Indiana and Illinois ) , eight townships in Illinois , Indiana , and Ohio ; one Illinois precinct , one city , one town , two colleges , one high school , one canal , one former class I railroad , several bridges and avenues are all named for the river itself while four US Navy warships are either named for the river or the numerous battles that took place on or near it .
The New Harmony Historic District in New Harmony , Indiana , was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966 , with a boundary increase in 2000 . The district includes properties within the Historic New Harmony State Historic Site . Twelve buildings from the early 19th century and twenty from the mid-19th century are within the district . The original boundary was Main Street between Granary and Church Streets and was later increased to include the area bounded by North and Steam Mill Streets and between Third and Arthur Streets . The district was nominated for the National Register under the themes of social and humanitarian movement , with areas of significance including architecture , social history , and science . Its period of significance , 1814 to 1867 , covers the Rappite/Harmonist and Owenite eras in New Harmony 's history . Individuals and groups who have made significant contributions to the town 's utopian communities and have ties to the structures within the district include the Harmony Society , George Rapp , Robert Owen , Robert Dale Owen , David Dale Owen , Thomas Say , Charles-Alexandre Lesueur , George Maclure , Joseph Neef , and Marie Duclos Fretageot , among others .
Posey County Courthouse Square is a historic courthouse located at Mount Vernon , Posey County , Indiana . The courthouse was built between 1874 and 1876 , and is a red brick building consisting of a central rectangular mass flanked by two projecting gabled pavilions . It predominantly reflects the Italianate style of architecture with arched windows and brackets . It has Second Empire influences in the segmental pediments and mansard roof of the lantern that tops the domed roof . Also on the property is the contributing Posey County Soldier 's and Sailor 's Monument ( 1908 ) . :2 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 .
Mattias Scholle House is a historic home located at New Harmony , Posey County , Indiana . It was built about 1823 , and is a two-story , Harmonist brick dwelling . It has a gable roof . It is an example of the standardized , mass-produced form of Rappite built dwellings . :2 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 . It is located in the New Harmony Historic District .
Amon Clarence Thomas House is a historic home located at New Harmony , Posey County , Indiana . It was built in 1899 , and is a 2 1/2-story , eclectic red brick dwelling with Queen Anne , Romanesque Revival , and Classical Revival style design elements . It has fortress-like massing and sits on a brick and limestone foundation . It features a steep hipped slate roof , projecting semi-octagonal bays , two-level porch with Ionic order columns , and arched openings . :5 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 .
Welborn Historic District is a national historic district located at Mount Vernon , Posey County , Indiana . The district encompasses 154 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Mount Vernon laid out by Jesse Welborn between 1822 and 1826 . It developed between about 1840 and 1942 , and includes notable examples of Greek Revival , Gothic Revival , Italianate , Romanesque Revival , and Colonial Revival style architecture . Notable contributing buildings include the Gov . Alvin P. Hovey House ( c. 1847 , 1871 ) , Edward Sullivan House ( 1860 ) , C.P . Klein House Johnson-Rosenbaum House ( 1905 ) , St. Matthew 's Catholic Church ( 1880 ) , First Presbyterian Church ( 1872 ) , Trinity Evangelical Church ( 1883 ) , St. John 's Episcopal Church ( 1892 ) , Mount Vernon Post Office ( 1931 ) . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 .