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William S. Culbertson Mansion

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 ...

Montgomery-Cannon House

518 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

Built for riverboat pilot, Samuel Montgomery in 1850, this home’s New Orleans-style ironwork, reflects the travels of Captain Montgomery. Prominent merchant in wholesale fancy goods and notions, Greensbury C. Cannon, purchased the property in 1869. He, al ...

William Huff House

808 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

This brick, Colonial Revival home, was built in 1928 for William Huff, on part of the site of the DePauw College for Young Ladies. Mr. Huff was partners in the Huff Furniture Co. located on Pearl Street in downtown New Albany. Style:Colonial Revival B ...

Washington C. DePauw House

714 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

One of New Albany’s leading citizens, Mr. Washington C. DePauw, had his winter home built here in 1870 in the Second Empire style. It is of frame construction with “an imitation stone front … and bronze hardware features…” (NA Ledger – 1870). One of hi ...

Paul E. & Mary Day Moosmiller House

820 East Market Street, New Albany, IN

Built sometime between 1852-1855 by John B. Crawford, the house was sold to New Albany businessman Adam Knapp in 1855. By March 1863, Merchants National Bank president Jacob Hangary was the owner. At Capt. Hangary’s death, his daughter and son-in-law, Mar ...

Sloan-Bicknell-Paris House

600 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

Built in 1854 for Dr. John Sloan, the 6th Street side door entered into the doctor’s office, located in the northwest corner of the house. After Dr. Sloan’s death, his daughter Ann and her husband, the Rear Admiral George A. Bicknell, occupied the home un ...

Silliman-Ayres-Lindsay-Richardson-Lapsley House

612 E. Main St, New Albany, IN

Asa Mann purchased this property in 1841 and the house was built around 1845. In 1863, the structure, also known at the “Beehive,” became the home of Mary Ann Silliman-Ayres-Lindsay-Richardson-Lapsley. Mary Ann had eight children, none of whom reached mat ...

Capt. Charles Van Dusen House

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 ...

DePauw Apartments

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 ...

Cobb-Danforth House

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 ...

Newburger-Collins House

620 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

The Samuel W. Newburger family were the first residents of this house. Mr. Newburger was founder of the prestigious, S. W. Newburger & Company’s White House Department Store, in downtown New Albany. The institution was a Pearl Street mainstay for 97 years ...

Addition to the Main Street School

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 ...

Shipman-McCord Mansion & Children’s Playhouse

1206-08 East Main St., New Albany, IN

This elegant home and the children’s playhouse next door at 1208 were built in 1866 for William C. Shipman, proprietor of the Phoenix Foundry, one of the many shipbuilding suppliers in New Albany. The architects/builders of the structures were probably Wm ...

Nunemacher-Hangary House

709 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

Fashioned in the Gothic Revival style of architecture, this home has had only three owners since its construction in 1853. The first two owners were John R. Nunemacher, owner of the City Bookstore on East Main Street in downtown New Albany, and Jacob Hang ...

Scott-McKiernan House

1417 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

These two lots were purchased by David R. and Sophronia C. Scott in July 1864 for $1,600 and this brick, Greek Revival style house was immediately constructed. Mr. Scott was partners with John W. Brindley in the business venue of Scott & Brindley, manufac ...

Victor Pepin House

1003 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

An example of an Italianate Tuscan Villa, this home was built in 1851-52 based on a pattern-book design by noted Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan. Its most striking feature is its center tower. A beautifully painted ceiling adorns the large drawing roo ...

Michael C. Kerr House

1109 East Main Street, New Albany, IN

This brick, Gothic Revival/Italianate style home, was built in 1864 for Michael C. Kerr. Mr. Kerr was elected to five terms in Congress and became Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on December 8, 1875. An 1886 remodel saw the third-floor Gothic ...

Culbertson Mansion - State Historic Site

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 ...

Charles A. & Elizabeth Schan House

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 ...