National Register of Historic Places listings in Rush County, 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.^[1]

There are 29 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.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 8, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Dr. John Arnold Farm	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	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
3	County Line Bridge	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	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	East Hill Cemetery More images	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	Forsythe Covered Bridge More images	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	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	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	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	Dr. Jefferson and Eliza Arnold Helm House	Upload image	December 11, 2023 (#100009593)	Address Restricted	Rushville
11	Henry Henley Public Library	Upload image	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
12	Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home	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	Center Township
13	Archibald M. Kennedy House	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
14	Maurice W. Manche Farmstead	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
15	Melodeon Hall	Melodeon Hall More images	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
16	Moscow Covered Bridge	Moscow Covered Bridge More images	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
17	Mount Pleasant Beech Church and Beech Cemetery	Upload image	September 4, 2018 (#100002865)	Eastern side of County Road 725W between County Roads 1000N and 1100N 39°45′41″N 85°34′45″W / 39.761389°N 85.579167°W / 39.761389; -85.579167	Ripley Township
18	Norris Ford Covered Bridge	Norris Ford Covered Bridge More images	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
19	Offutt Covered Bridge	Offutt Covered Bridge More images	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
20	Jabez Reeves Farmstead	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
21	Rush County Bridge No. 188	Rush County Bridge No. 188 More images	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
22	Rush County Courthouse	Rush County Courthouse More images	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
23	Rushville Commercial Historic District	Rushville Commercial Historic District More images	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
24	St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church	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	Rushville
25	Smith Covered Bridge	Smith Covered Bridge More images	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
26	Walnut Ridge Friends Meetinghouse	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
27	Booker T. Washington School	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
28	Wendell Lewis Willkie House	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
29	John Wood Farmstead	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

Former listing

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Ferree Covered Bridge	Upload image	February 2, 1983 (#83000093)	January 19, 1990	Base Rd.	Rushville	Destroyed by arsonist on February 13, 1989^[6]

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ "Arsonist ruins covered bridge". The Star Press. February 15, 1989. p. 2. Retrieved June 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 8, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[refnums-5] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[6] "Arsonist ruins covered bridge". The Star Press. February 15, 1989. p. 2. Retrieved June 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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County seat: Rushville
City	Rushville	Map of Indiana highlighting Rush County
Towns	Carthage Glenwood‡
Townships	Anderson Center Jackson Noble Orange Posey Richland Ripley Rushville Union Walker Washington
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