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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin 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 14 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.

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 Brookville Historic District
Brookville Historic District
July 25, 1975
(#75000018)
Bounded by the east and west forks of the Whitewater River and State Road 101
39°25′22″N 85°00′35″W / 39.422778°N 85.009722°W / 39.422778; -85.009722 (Brookville Historic District)
Brookville
2 Cedar Grove Bridge
Cedar Grove Bridge
September 30, 2014
(#14000801)
Old State Road 1 over the Whitewater River
39°21′12″N 84°56′35″W / 39.353333°N 84.942944°W / 39.353333; -84.942944 (Cedar Grove Bridge)
Cedar Grove and Highland Township
3 Duck Creek Aqueduct
Duck Creek Aqueduct
August 25, 2014
(#14000922)
Spanning Duck Creek at the Whitewater Canal
39°26′46″N 85°07′48″W / 39.446111°N 85.130000°W / 39.446111; -85.130000 (Duck Creek Aqueduct)
Metamora Township
4 Franklin County Seminary
Franklin County Seminary
March 28, 1974
(#74000020)
412 5th St.
39°25′10″N 85°00′31″W / 39.419444°N 85.008611°W / 39.419444; -85.008611 (Franklin County Seminary)
Brookville
5 The Hermitage
The Hermitage
March 22, 2004
(#04000209)
650 E. 8th St.
39°25′25″N 85°00′17″W / 39.423611°N 85.004722°W / 39.423611; -85.004722 (The Hermitage)
Brookville
6 Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church
Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church
March 22, 1990
(#90000366)
U.S. Route 52 at Little Cedar Rd., southeast of Brookville
39°23′14″N 84°58′53″W / 39.387222°N 84.981389°W / 39.387222; -84.981389 (Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church)
Brookville Township
7 Metamora Historic District
Metamora Historic District
December 7, 1992
(#92001646)
Roughly bounded by U.S. Route 52, Columbia St., the Whitewater Canal, Duck Creek, Mount St., and Main St., at Metamora
39°26′49″N 85°08′01″W / 39.446944°N 85.133611°W / 39.446944; -85.133611 (Metamora Historic District)
Metamora
8 Oldenburg Historic District
Oldenburg Historic District
March 3, 1983
(#83000031)
Bounded roughly by Sycamore, church land woods, Indiana and Water Sts., and Gehring Farm
39°20′27″N 85°12′09″W / 39.340833°N 85.2025°W / 39.340833; -85.2025 (Oldenburg Historic District)
Oldenburg and Ray Township
9 Old Franklin United Brethren Church
Old Franklin United Brethren Church
March 3, 1995
(#95000201)
Junction of Franklin Church Rd. and State Road 101, 0.5 miles north of Fox Run Rd. and northeast of Brookville
39°30′22″N 84°56′56″W / 39.506111°N 84.948889°W / 39.506111; -84.948889 (Old Franklin United Brethren Church)
Fairfield Township
10 Joseph Shafer Farm
Joseph Shafer Farm
August 26, 1982
(#82000038)
Northeast of Brookville on Flinn Road
39°28′26″N 84°52′46″W / 39.473889°N 84.879444°W / 39.473889; -84.879444 (Joseph Shafer Farm)
Springfield Township
11 Snow Hill Covered Bridge
Snow Hill Covered Bridge
March 3, 1995
(#95000208)
Snow Hill Rd. over Johnson Fork, north of Rockdale
39°19′32″N 84°51′06″W / 39.325556°N 84.851667°W / 39.325556; -84.851667 (Snow Hill Covered Bridge)
Whitewater Township
12 Stockheughter Covered Bridge
Stockheughter Covered Bridge
March 20, 2002
(#02000198)
27046 Enochsburg Rd., northwest of Batesville
39°20′01″N 85°16′52″W / 39.333611°N 85.281111°W / 39.333611; -85.281111 (Stockheughter Covered Bridge)
Ray Township
13 Salmon Turrell Farmstead
Salmon Turrell Farmstead
June 17, 2009
(#09000423)
3051 Snow Hill Rd., northwest of West Harrison
39°19′40″N 84°51′37″W / 39.327778°N 84.860278°W / 39.327778; -84.860278 (Salmon Turrell Farmstead)
Whitewater Township
14 Whitewater Canal Historic District
Whitewater Canal Historic District
June 13, 1973
(#73000272)
From the Laurel Feeder Dam to Brookville
39°27′33″N 85°06′34″W / 39.459167°N 85.109444°W / 39.459167; -85.109444 (Whitewater Canal Historic District)
Brookville and Brookville, Laurel, and Metamora Townships
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