Brookville Historic District - Brookville, Indiana
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BruceS
N 39° 25.163 W 085° 00.766
16S E 671064 N 4365201
Historic district encompassing the a large portion of Brookville, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WM44KZ
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2008
Views: 8
The Brookville Historic District is a large district encompassing about four square miles and 682 buildings.
Brookville was platted in Platted 1808 along Whitewater River by Amos Butler and Jesse Brooks Thomas. The town was named in honor of Thomas's mother whose maiden name is Brooks and the town was originally named Brooksville which was shortened three years later to Brookville when the town became the county seat of Franklin County.
The town's location along the river made it an important and entry point to area's west. The town soon had many businesses and industry including cotton and woolen mills, a distillery, meat packing plant and many grist, flour and saw mills.
The town also became politically important to the state due to a concentration of men who held public office from Brookville including three governors of Indiana, two U.S. Senators, two judges on the Indiana supreme court among others.
Brookville has many old buildings dating to the 1800's which are well preserved and maintained.
Street address:
Bounded by E and W fork of Whitewater River and IN 101
Brookville, Indiana
County / Borough / Parish: Franklin
Year listed: 1975
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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