National Register of Historic Places listings in Rush County, Indiana facts for kids

Location of Rush County in Indiana

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rush County, Indiana.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rush County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.

There are 28 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another property was once listed but has been removed.

Properties and districts located in incorporated areas display the name of the municipality, while properties and districts in unincorporated areas display the name of their civil township. Properties and districts split between multiple jurisdictions display the names of all jurisdictions.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Dr. John Arnold Farm		September 14, 1989 (#89001409)	West of Glenwood and northeast of Rushville 39°38′14″N 85°21′30″W / 39.637222°N 85.358333°W / 39.637222; -85.358333 (Dr. John Arnold Farm)	Union Township
2	Center Township Grade and High School		March 22, 2004 (#04000211)	929 E. South St. at Mays 39°44′31″N 85°25′46″W / 39.741944°N 85.429444°W / 39.741944; -85.429444 (Center Township Grade and High School)	Center Township
3	County Line Bridge		November 25, 1994 (#94001356)	County Road 1000W over the Big Blue River, northeast of Morristown 39°42′35″N 85°37′59″W / 39.709722°N 85.633056°W / 39.709722; -85.633056 (County Line Bridge)	Ripley Township	Extends into Hancock County
4	Durbin Hotel		February 19, 1982 (#82000072)	137 W. 2nd St. 39°36′29″N 85°26′46″W / 39.608056°N 85.446111°W / 39.608056; -85.446111 (Durbin Hotel)	Rushville
5	East Hill Cemetery		December 16, 2014 (#14001039)	704 E. State Road 44, east of Rushville 39°36′24″N 85°25′57″W / 39.606667°N 85.432500°W / 39.606667; -85.432500 (East Hill Cemetery)	Rushville Township
6	Forsythe Covered Bridge		February 2, 1983 (#83000094)	W. County Road 650S, southwest of Rushville 39°31′02″N 85°31′50″W / 39.517222°N 85.530556°W / 39.517222; -85.530556 (Forsythe Covered Bridge)	Orange Township
7	John K. Gowdy House		December 10, 1993 (#93001414)	619 N. Perkins St. 39°36′48″N 85°26′37″W / 39.613472°N 85.443611°W / 39.613472; -85.443611 (John K. Gowdy House)	Rushville
8	Hall-Crull Octagonal House		May 10, 1984 (#84001575)	North of Rushville 39°44′39″N 85°23′10″W / 39.744167°N 85.386111°W / 39.744167; -85.386111 (Hall-Crull Octagonal House)	Washington Township
9	James F. Harcourt House		September 14, 1989 (#89001412)	County Road 500W at County Road 750S, northeast of Moscow 39°30′15″N 85°32′06″W / 39.504167°N 85.535°W / 39.504167; -85.535 (James F. Harcourt House)	Orange Township
10	Henry Henley Public Library		December 27, 2016 (#16000908)	103 N. Main St. 39°44′22″N 85°34′17″W / 39.739555°N 85.571473°W / 39.739555; -85.571473 (Henry Henley Public Library)	Carthage
11	Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home		December 20, 2011 (#11000916)	10892 N. State Road 140, south of Knightstown 39°46′00″N 85°31′00″W / 39.766666°N 85.516666°W / 39.766666; -85.516666 (Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home)	Center Township
12	Archibald M. Kennedy House		February 2, 1983 (#83000095)	E. County Road 200N, northeast of Rushville 39°38′17″N 85°24′03″W / 39.638056°N 85.400833°W / 39.638056; -85.400833 (Archibald M. Kennedy House)	Rushville Township
13	Maurice W. Manche Farmstead		September 14, 1989 (#89001411)	County Road 900W, west of Carthage 39°44′18″N 85°36′48″W / 39.738333°N 85.613333°W / 39.738333; -85.613333 (Maurice W. Manche Farmstead)	Ripley Township
14	Melodeon Hall		November 15, 1973 (#73000041)	210 N. Morgan St. 39°36′30″N 85°26′46″W / 39.608333°N 85.446111°W / 39.608333; -85.446111 (Melodeon Hall)	Rushville
15	Moscow Covered Bridge		February 2, 1983 (#83000096)	County Roads 625W and 875S at Moscow 39°29′06″N 85°33′17″W / 39.485000°N 85.554722°W / 39.485000; -85.554722 (Moscow Covered Bridge)	Orange Township	Destroyed by 2008 tornado
16	Norris Ford Covered Bridge		February 2, 1983 (#83000097)	E. County Road 150N, northeast of Rushville 39°38′00″N 85°24′59″W / 39.633333°N 85.416389°W / 39.633333; -85.416389 (Norris Ford Covered Bridge)	Rushville Township
17	Offutt Covered Bridge		February 2, 1983 (#83000098)	N. County Road 550W, northwest of Rushville 39°39′38″N 85°32′22″W / 39.660417°N 85.539444°W / 39.660417; -85.539444 (Offutt Covered Bridge)	Posey Township
18	Jabez Reeves Farmstead		June 29, 1989 (#89000776)	County Road 900N, north of Rushville 39°44′25″N 85°29′21″W / 39.740278°N 85.489167°W / 39.740278; -85.489167 (Jabez Reeves Farmstead)	Center Township
19	Rush County Bridge No. 188		December 28, 2000 (#00001542)	County Road 150W over the Little Flatrock River at Milroy 39°30′10″N 85°28′01″W / 39.502778°N 85.466944°W / 39.502778; -85.466944 (Rush County Bridge No. 188)	Anderson Township
20	Rush County Courthouse		October 10, 1975 (#75000048)	Courthouse Square 39°36′28″N 85°26′38″W / 39.607778°N 85.443889°W / 39.607778; -85.443889 (Rush County Courthouse)	Rushville
21	Rushville Commercial Historic District		December 27, 1993 (#93001416)	Roughly bounded by 4th, N. Morgan, 1st, and N. Perkins Sts. 39°36′30″N 85°26′42″W / 39.608333°N 85.445000°W / 39.608333; -85.445000 (Rushville Commercial Historic District)	Rushville
22	St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church		December 15, 1997 (#97001536)	426 N. Morgan St. 39°36′41″N 85°26′46″W / 39.611389°N 85.446111°W / 39.611389; -85.446111 (St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church)	Rushville
23	Smith Covered Bridge		February 2, 1983 (#83000099)	E. County Road 300N, north of Rushville 39°39′19″N 85°24′34″W / 39.655278°N 85.409444°W / 39.655278; -85.409444 (Smith Covered Bridge)	Jackson Township
24	Walnut Ridge Friends Meetinghouse		March 1, 1984 (#84001616)	West of Carthage 39°43′41″N 85°36′48″W / 39.728056°N 85.613333°W / 39.728056; -85.613333 (Walnut Ridge Friends Meetinghouse)	Ripley Township
25	Booker T. Washington School		May 24, 1990 (#90000809)	525 E. 7th St. 39°36′51″N 85°26′16″W / 39.614167°N 85.437778°W / 39.614167; -85.437778 (Booker T. Washington School)	Rushville
26	Wendell Lewis Willkie House		December 27, 1993 (#93001415)	601 N. Harrison St. 39°36′46″N 85°26′53″W / 39.612778°N 85.448056°W / 39.612778; -85.448056 (Wendell Lewis Willkie House)	Rushville
27	John Wood Farmstead		March 15, 2000 (#00000201)	5255 W. County Road 900S, west of Milroy 39°28′46″N 85°32′28″W / 39.479444°N 85.541111°W / 39.479444; -85.541111 (John Wood Farmstead)	Orange Township

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