802 East Market Street, New Albany, IN

This building was designed by New Albany school board architect at the time, Arthur Smith, as an addition to the original Main Street School. The older part of the building burned down in 1919, but the addition remained and became home to the New Albany F ...

819 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

Miss Packard was a music teacher at the DePauw College for Young Ladies, directly across the street from this structure. Adelaide purchased the lot in 1898 and had this frame, Neoclassical style building constructed, originally with a center tower, in 189 ...

519 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

The Hassenmillers, residents of 517, owned this vacant lot until they had prominent New Albany builders, Stephen Day & Sons, design and build this home. They sold the new house for $5,500 to Benjamin E. Rowe, president of the Rowe-Fawcett Co., wholesale g ...

415 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

This brick shotgun house was built sometime after 1886 by the Biel family of New Albany. It is very unusual to have this type of cottage constructed of brick. The structure was used as rental property until Edward and Mary Biel purchased the home in April ...

907 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

Nicholas Blessing had this frame, Federal/Greek Revival style house constructed in 1848. In addition to the house, Mr. Blessing had his cooper shop located on the adjacent, corner lot at 9th & Main Streets. Steamboat captain, Solomon Malbon, and his wife ...

913 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

This riverboat captain, who owned an 1848 New Albany-built steamboat named the Uncle Sam, wanted to be on high ground, so he had his home built on a “hill” hauled in by carts, in 1853. After the death of Capt. Van Dusen, John R. and Avesta Shields Nunemac ...

1817 Ekin Avenue, New Albany

Charles A. and Elizabeth Schan had their house built, which could possibly be a George Barber design, in 1895 for $2,500 on Ekin Avenue, “the Noted Boulevard of New Albany.” Ekin Ave, once known as Poplar Street, was renamed for General James A. Ekin, ass ...

1103 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

This brick, Queen Anne style home was built in 1896 for New Albany druggist, Charles D. Knoefel. The cost of construction was $3,787 along with $1,750 for the lot. Note the many gables and the stained glass windows. Mr. Knoefel was proprietor of the Knoef ...

514 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

This brick townhouse was built in 1857. It appears Noah Cobb, wholesale grocer in downtown New Albany, was the first resident of the home. Thomas and Adeline Danforth purchased the property in 1864. Mr. Danforth was secretary of the New Albany Insurance C ...

412 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

This townhouse was constructed about 1850 for James Wesley Conner, a pilot on the New Albany steamboat, the Robt. E. Lee, when it won the Great Steamboat Race of 1870. Joseph Clokey, Jr. was born here on August 28, 1890. He became a nationally known compo ...

716 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

This frame, late Queen Anne style home was built on property once owned by Washington C. DePauw. William C. Conner purchased the new house in July 1906. Mr. Conner was proprietor of William C. Conner Wallpaper, located on East Market Street in downtown Ne ...

710 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

Built around 1845 for William C. Conner, partner in the dry goods concern of Conner & Reineking, this brick residence did not take on the Italianate detailing until 1867, when second owner, Peter Mann, had the windows enlarged, window hoods installed and ...

914 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

The Culbertson Mansion was completed in 1869 for William S. Culbertson by architects/builders, William and James Banes. William Banes’ house can be seen at 808 East Market Street. Spending $120,000, Culbertson spared no expense in building the French Seco ...

704 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

This large brick edifice was built by architects/builders, William and James Banes, in 1873 for Mr. Wm. S. Culbertson for the widowed indigent of the City. The cost of construction was $25,000. He also left an endowment of $150,000 for its operation. The ...

800 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

Probably another S. Day & Son structure, this home was built in1908, again on property once owned by Washington C. DePauw. The Queen Anne structure was built for Anthony T. Day, president of the Day Leather Co. The Day’s daughter, Nellie Kenney came to l ...

818 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

Designed by New Albany architect, Paul E. Moosmiller, this structure was built as four cooperative apartments in 1925. This Neoclassical style condominium is also on the site of the former DePauw College for Young Ladies, which was razed in 1919. The Coll ...

1402 East Market St., New Albany, IN

This lot was purchased by Mrs. Ella Briscoe in December 1897 for $1,000 and the house was built immediately thereafter. Mrs. Briscoe, a native of New Albany, was widowed in 1893 when her husband, Warner Briscoe, drowned in the Ohio River when the boat in ...

1217 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

Built for wood veneer mogul, Col. E.V. Knight, this American Foursquare is an excellent example of the mixture of the Foursquare and the Classical Revival styles of architecture. E.V., as he was known, established one of the largest furniture veneering (p ...

1014 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

Levi Ferry, a prominent New Albany businessman and insurance agent, purchased these lots in 1865 and had his Upper High Street home built in 1866. The architects/builders of the structure were probably William and James Banes, builders of many of the fine ...

601 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

This frame house was built in 1889 for George H. and Eliza L. Devol. Mr. Devol was proprietor of George H. Devol, dealer in stoves, tin, copper and ironware, plumbing and gas fitting; located on East Main Street in downtown New Albany. For numerous years, ...