National Historic Landmark · historic district · Madison, Indiana

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Historic district in Indiana, United States in Madison, Indiana. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 4 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Madison Historic District (Madison, Indiana)

The Madison Historic District is a historic district located in Madison, Indiana, U.S. In 2006, it was named a National Historic Landmark due to its unique Midwestern beauty and architecture scheme. Among the prominent buildings in the district are the Lanier Mansion, one of two buildings separately considered a National Historic Landmark in the district. In total, it comprises 133 blocks of Madison, Indiana, overlooking the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Indiana.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressRoughly bounded by Crooked Creek, Springdale Cemetery, Michigan, New Hill and Telegraph Hill Rds., and Ohio River, Madison, IN
CountyJefferson County
ListedMay 25, 1973
Reference number73000020
Type of placehistoric district
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1666 buildings, 12 structures, 14 sites, 3 objects
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Access not on record
AddressRoughly bounded by Crooked Creek, Springdale Cemetery, Michigan, New Hill and Telegraph Hill Rds., and Ohio River, Madison, IN
Coordinates38.73972, -85.37679 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitWilliam Howard Taft National Historic Site · 54 mi · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73000020. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.