National Register of Historic Places listings in Parke County, Indiana
Location of Parke County in Indiana
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Parke County, Indiana.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Parke County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.[1]
There are 46 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including one National Historic Landmark. Another 3 properties were once listed but have been removed.
Properties and districts located in incorporated areas display the name of the municipality, while properties and districts in unincorporated areas display the name of their civil township. Properties and districts split between multiple jurisdictions display the names of all jurisdictions.
- This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 11, 2022.[2]
Current listings[]
| [3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arch in the Town of Marshall |  |
December 26, 1985 (#85003127) |
Main and Guion Sts. 39°50′51″N 87°11′15″W / 39.847500°N 87.187500°W | Marshall | |
| 2 | Beeson Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78003447) |
East of Rockville at Billie Creek Village 39°45′48″N 87°12′23″W / 39.763222°N 87.206389°W | Adams Township | |
| 3 | Big Rocky Fork Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000383) |
Southeast of Mansfield on Greencastle Rd. 39°40′32″N 87°06′06″W / 39.675556°N 87.101667°W | Jackson Township | |
| 4 | Billie Creek Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000384) |
East of Rockville off U.S. Route 36 at Billie Creek Village 39°45′41″N 87°12′23″W / 39.761389°N 87.206389°W | Adams Township | |
| 5 | Bowsher Ford Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000385) |
North of Rockville 39°55′47″N 87°21′06″W / 39.929722°N 87.351667°W | Liberty Township | |
| 6 | Bridgeton Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000386) |
North of Bridgeton 39°38′58″N 87°10′34″W / 39.649444°N 87.176111°W | Raccoon Township | Arsoned in 2005 |
| 7 | Bridgeton Historic District |  |
September 4, 1992 (#92001167) |
Roughly bounded by the northern bank of Big Raccoon Creek, George and Clark Sts., Mill Alley, and the alley east of Main St. at Bridgeton 39°38′54″N 87°10′35″W / 39.648333°N 87.176389°W | Raccoon Township | |
| 8 | Catlin Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000387) |
North of Rockville off U.S. Route 41 39°47′30″N 87°14′18″W / 39.791667°N 87.238333°W | Adams Township | |
| 9 | Conley's Ford Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000388) |
East of Bridgeton 39°39′34″N 87°07′59″W / 39.659444°N 87.133056°W | Raccoon Township | |
| 10 | Cox Ford Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000390) |
North of Rockville off U.S. Route 41 39°53′07″N 87°13′25″W / 39.885278°N 87.223611°W | Penn Township | |
| 11 | Crooks Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000391) |
North of Bridgeton 39°43′26″N 87°11′22″W / 39.723889°N 87.189444°W | Adams Township | |
| 12 | Lancelot C. Ewbank House |  |
September 26, 1988 (#88001578) |
County Road 102E between 1200N and 300E, east of Tangier 39°55′24″N 87°12′58″W / 39.923333°N 87.216111°W | Sugar Creek Township | |
| 13 | Joseph Finney House |  |
December 20, 2002 (#02001564) |
County Road 217, northwest of Bloomingdale 39°51′35″N 87°16′18″W / 39.859722°N 87.271667°W | Penn Township | |
| 14 | March 4, 2020 (#100005041) |
7459 North US 41 39°52′22″N 87°14′03″W / 39.8729°N 87.2343°W | Bloomingdale vicinity | |||
| 15 | Harry Evans Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000392) |
Southeast of Mecca off Old Greencastle Rd. 39°39′43″N 87°17′40″W / 39.661944°N 87.294444°W | Florida Township | |
| 16 | William Hill Polygonal Barn |  |
April 2, 1993 (#93000186) |
Academy St. 39°49′48″N 87°15′05″W / 39.830000°N 87.251389°W | Bloomingdale | |
| 17 | Jackson Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000393) |
North of Rockville 39°52′48″N 87°16′57″W / 39.88°N 87.2825°W | Penn Township | Longest single span covered bridge in Indiana |
| 18 | Jeffries Ford Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000394) |
Southwest of Bridgeton 39°37′49″N 87°12′30″W / 39.630278°N 87.208333°W | Raccoon Township | |
| 19 | Leatherwood Station Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000397) |
East of Rockville at Billie Creek Village 39°48′54″N 87°17′56″W / 39.815°N 87.298889°W | Adams Township | |
| 20 | Richard Lieber Log Cabin |  |
May 4, 2001 (#01000403) |
Turkey Run State Park, north of Marshall 39°53′06″N 87°12′25″W / 39.885000°N 87.206944°W | Sugar Creek Township | |
| 21 | Lusk Home and Mill Site |  |
October 29, 1974 (#74000017) |
Off State Road 47 in Turkey Run State Park, north of Marshall 39°53′29″N 87°11′08″W / 39.891389°N 87.185556°W | Sugar Creek Township | |
| 22 | Mansfield Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000399) |
Off State Road 59 at Mansfield 39°40′32″N 87°06′06″W / 39.675556°N 87.101667°W | Jackson Township | |
| 23 | Mansfield Roller Mill |  |
December 7, 1990 (#90001788) |
Mansfield Rd. at Big Raccoon Creek at Mansfield 39°40′37″N 87°06′06″W / 39.676944°N 87.101667°W | Jackson Township | |
| 24 | Marshall Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000400) |
North of Rockville 39°53′00″N 87°19′35″W / 39.883333°N 87.326389°W | Liberty Township | |
| 25 | McAllister Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000398) |
North of Bridgeton 39°42′34″N 87°11′30″W / 39.709444°N 87.191667°W | Adams Township | |
| 26 | Mecca Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000401) |
Off U.S. Route 41 39°43′45″N 87°19′29″W / 39.729167°N 87.324722°W | Mecca | |
| 27 | Melcher Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000402) |
East of Montezuma 39°47′20″N 87°20′06″W / 39.788889°N 87.335°W | Reserve Township | |
| 28 | Mill Creek Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000403) |
North of Rockville 39°54′30″N 87°21′38″W / 39.908333°N 87.360556°W | Liberty Township | |
| 29 | Narrows Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000404) |
North of Rockville off State Road 47 39°53′28″N 87°11′07″W / 39.891111°N 87.185278°W | Sugar Creek Township | |
| 30 | Neet Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000405) |
North of Bridgeton 39°42′06″N 87°11′52″W / 39.701667°N 87.197778°W | Adams Township | |
| 31 | Nevins Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000406) |
Northwest of Bridgeton 39°41′04″N 87°12′45″W / 39.684444°N 87.2125°W | Raccoon Township | |
| 32 | Phillips Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000407) |
Southeast of Montezuma off U.S. Route 36 39°46′20″N 87°19′21″W / 39.772222°N 87.3225°W | Wabash Township | |
| 33 | Portland Mills Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000408) |
East of Marshall off State Road 47 39°51′39″N 87°05′20″W / 39.860750°N 87.088889°W | Greene Townshuip | Oldest covered bridge in Parke County |
| 34 | Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion |  |
March 12, 1999 (#99000301) |
College St. and Mecca Rd. 39°45′35″N 87°14′06″W / 39.759722°N 87.235°W | Rockville | |
| 35 | Rockville Historic District |  |
May 27, 1993 (#93000471) |
Roughly bounded by Howard Ave. and Jefferson, High, and College Sts. 39°45′47″N 87°13′51″W / 39.763056°N 87.230833°W | Rockville | |
| 36 | Roseville Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000409) |
Southeast of Mecca off Old Greencastle Rd. 39°39′09″N 87°17′37″W / 39.6525°N 87.293611°W | Florida Township | |
| 37 | Rush Creek Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000410) |
North of Rockville 39°53′56″N 87°18′53″W / 39.898889°N 87.314722°W | Liberty Township | |
| 38 | Sim Smith Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000411) |
Southeast of Montezuma off U.S. Route 36 39°46′24″N 87°19′52″W / 39.773333°N 87.331111°W | Wabash Township | |
| 39 | State Sanitorium Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000412) |
East of Rockville off U.S. Route 36 39°46′52″N 87°08′42″W / 39.781111°N 87.145000°W | Adams and Washington Townships | |
| 40 | Thorpe Ford Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000413) |
Southeast of Mecca on Rosedale Catlin Rd. 39°38′13″N 87°15′59″W / 39.636944°N 87.266389°W | Florida Township | |
| 41 | Turkey Run State Park |  |
March 14, 2019 (#100003505) |
Roughly bounded by IN 47, Narrows, Coxford & the E-W leg of Smedley Rds. 39°43′30″N 87°19′54″W / 39.725000°N 87.331667°W | Marshall | |
| 42 | Wabash Township Graded School |  |
June 22, 1987 (#87000950) |
S. Montezuma St. 39°43′30″N 87°19′54″W / 39.725000°N 87.331667°W | Mecca | |
| 43 | West Union Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000414) |
North of Montezuma 39°51′18″N 87°20′09″W / 39.855°N 87.335833°W | Union Township | |
| 44 | Wilkins Mill Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000415) |
North of Rockville off U.S. Route 41 39°53′54″N 87°13′59″W / 39.898333°N 87.233056°W | Sugar Creek Township | |
| 45 | W.H. York Round Barn |  |
September 16, 1993 (#93000949) |
County Road 249, 0.5 miles southeast of Lodi 39°56′39″N 87°23′44″W / 39.944167°N 87.395556°W | Liberty | |
| 46 | Zacke Cox Bridge |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78000416) |
Southeast of Mecca off U.S. Route 41 39°41′43″N 87°17′09″W / 39.695278°N 87.285833°W | Florida Township |
Former listings[]
| [3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 22, 1978 (#78000389) | November 30, 1992 | East of Cayuga | Cayuga | |||
| 2 | December 22, 1978 (#78000395) | February 20, 1990 | East of Rockville | Rockville | Destroyed in 1989. | ||
| 3 | December 22, 1978 (#78000396) | February 20, 1990 | North of Rockville | Rockville | Torn down in 1983. |
See also[]
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- List of National Historic Landmarks in Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Indiana
- Listings in neighboring counties: Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo
- List of Indiana state historical markers in Parke County
References[]
- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
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