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Covington Residential Historic District

Coordinates: 40°08′22″N 87°23′44″W / 40.13944°N 87.39556°W / 40.13944; -87.39556
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Covington Residential Historic District
Houses on Liberty Street
Covington Residential Historic District is located in Fountain County, Indiana
Covington Residential Historic District
Covington Residential Historic District is located in Indiana
Covington Residential Historic District
Covington Residential Historic District is located in the United States
Covington Residential Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Pearl, Liberty, 4th & 7th Sts., Covington, Indiana
Coordinates40°08′22″N 87°23′44″W / 40.13944°N 87.39556°W / 40.13944; -87.39556
Area30 acres (12 ha)
ArchitectLiese and Ludwig; Brown, Charles
Architectural styleFederal, Italianate, Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.15000594[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 2015

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. Nebeker House (1894), Hamilton-Reed House (c. 1835, 1886), Covington Methodist Church (1889), Clark House (c. 1865), and Allen-Cates House (c. 1870).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/14/15 through 9/18/15. National Park Service. September 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved November 1, 2015. Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (September 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Covington Residential Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs, site map, and sketch map.