Covington Residential Historic District
Covington Residential Historic District is a national historic district located at Covington, Fountain County, Indiana. The district encompasses 109 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Covington. It developed between about 1830 and 1958, and includes notable examples of Gothic Revival, Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Carnegie Library of Covington, Fountain County Clerk's Building, and William C.B. Sewell House. Other notable contributing buildings include the Senator Daniel W. Voorhees House (c. 1880), Ward House (c. 1890), Kid & Mary DeHaven House (1880), Bisland House (1910), Spinning House (c. 1898), Mayer House (1907), Johnson House (c. 1915), Ristine-Savage House (1852), J. D. Fine Boggs House (1923-1924, Livengood House (c. 1930), Enos H. Nebecker House (1894), Hamilton-Reed House (c. 1835, 1886), Covington Methodist Church (1889), Clark House (c. 1865), and Allen-Cates House (c. 1870).[2]
Covington Residential Historic District | |
 Houses on Liberty Street | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Pearl, Liberty, 4th & 7th Sts., Covington, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°08′22″N 87°23′44″W |
| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Architect | Liese and Ludwig; Brown, Charles |
| Architectural style | Federal, Italianate, Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000594[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 14, 2015 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
References
- "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/14/15 through 9/18/15. National Park Service. 2015-09-25.
- "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (September 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Covington Residential Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs, site map, and sketch map.
