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Vincennes Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Knox County Courthouse, August 2007
Vincennes Historic District is located in Indiana
Vincennes Historic District
Vincennes Historic District is located in the United States
Vincennes Historic District
LocationVincennes, Vincennes, Indiana
Coordinates39°40′41″N 87°31′43″W / 39.67806°N 87.52861°W / 39.67806; -87.52861
Area500 acres (200 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleMixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
NRHP reference No.74000022[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 31, 1974

Vincennes Historic District is a national historic district located at Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. The district encompasses 1,161 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, 9 contributing structures, and 37 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Vincennes. It developed between about 1787 and 1955, and includes notable examples of Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, William Henry Harrison Home, Indiana Territorial Capitol, Old State Bank, and St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and Library. Other notable buildings include the Brouillet House (c. 1806), Knox County Courthouse (1873), Ellis Mansion (c. 1830), Lacy House (c. 1840), Dunn House (1840), Summers House (c. 1859–1866), Fyfield House (1860), Grannan House (c. 1870), Cauthorn House (c. 1874), Gimble-Bond Store (1879), and Rabb House (c. 1880–1890).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

  1. ^ a b "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 May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Thomas Krasean and Rose Aimee Broz (October 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Vincennes Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016., Site Map, Additional documentation, and Accompanying photographs.

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