Welborn Historic District

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).[2]

Welborn Historic District
1850 Sullivan House, September 2011
Welborn Historic District is located in Indiana
Welborn Historic District
Welborn Historic District is located in the United States
Welborn Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Ninth, Locust and 2nd Sts. and the alley between Walnut and Main Sts., Mount Vernon, Indiana
Coordinates37°56′03″N 87°53′38″W
Area51.3 acres (20.8 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.92000188[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 25, 1992

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

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 M. Christine Babcock (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Welborn Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and site map.


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