Knightstown Historic District

{{short description|Historic district in Indiana, United States}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox NRHP | name = Knightstown Historic District | nrhp_type = hd | nocat = yes | image = Downtown Knightstown, Indiana.jpg | caption = Main Street in the district | location = Roughly bounded by Morgan, Adams, Third, and McCullum Sts., Knightstown, Indiana | coordinates = {{coord|39|47|28|N|85|31|42|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = Indiana#USA | architect = | architecture = Italianate, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival | added = May 22, 1986 | area = {{convert|224.6|acre}} | refnum = 86001104<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> }}

The '''Knightstown Historic District''' is national historic district located at Knightstown, Indiana. It is roughly bounded by Morgan, Adams, Third, and McCullum Streets and encompasses 536 contributing buildings. It developed between about the 1830s and 1936, and includes many excellent examples of Italianate, Greek Revival, and Gothic Revival styles of architecture. Notable sites of interest include the Knightstown Academy, Elias Hinshaw House, and the Knightstown Public Square. Other notable buildings include the Friends Church (1874–1875), Bethel Presbyterian Church (1885), Christian Church (1882), IOOF Building (1897–1898), Masonic Hall (1900–1901), Lehmanowsky House (c. 1844–1850), Morgan Building (1866–1867), Old Town Hall (1892), Knightstown Public Library (1912), and U.S. Post Office (1936).<ref name="SHAARD">{{cite web| url = https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html| title = Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) | publisher = Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology | format = Searchable database| accessdate = 2016-04-01}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url =https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/1fb17/N/Knightstown_HD_Henry_CO_Nom.pdf| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Knightstown Historic District| accessdate = 2016-04-01| author=William J and Laura A. Selm and Sarah F. Ward| format = PDF| date=June 1985}}, [https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/690a0/N/Knightstown_Historic_District_map.pdf site map], and Accompanying photographs.</ref>

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.<ref name="nris"/>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category-inline}} * National Register of Historic Places for Henry County, Indiana http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/IN/Henry/state.html

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Henry County, Indiana Category:Knightstown, Indiana Category:Greek Revival architecture in Indiana Category:Gothic Revival architecture in Indiana Category:Italianate architecture in Indiana Category:Historic districts in Henry County, Indiana Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana