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Historic Structures of
New Albany, Indiana
Commercial Structures
New
Albany was founded in 1813 by Joel, Nathaniel, and Abner
Scribner of New York. They laid out the town and sold lots for
commercial and residential areas, reserving areas for school, church,
and government purposes. The town prospered at the falls of the Ohio
River and was the largest city in Indiana in the 1850s. Leading
industries in the 1800s were shipbuilding, furniture and woodworking,
glass works, woolen and cotton mills, and leather manufacturing.
Churches and schools were numerous and the arts flourished. New Albany
was a southern Indiana center for banking and goods. Leading citizens
of the 1800s built their homes on Upper High Street, later renamed Main
Street.
(Information from Walking Tour Map of
Mansion Row)
All pictures contributed by David Barksdale
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Pearl Street looking south from Spring
Street.
(Since this photo was taken two facades have been
improved.)
Old-style shingle over business entrance.
409 Bank Street
Star Cleaners Building
A former carraige shop,
26 East Third Street,
c.1850.
The name of the current business is drawn from the
cast-iron stars used as ornaments on the building.
Star Cleaners Building (Detail)
Kaiser Tobacco Shop
326 Pearl Street
Italianate, 1886
This is one of New Albany's oldest business,
established in 1856.
Monsch Hotel
Southwest corner of Bank and East Market
streets
Italianate, 1871
Now a music store, The House of Music, and a
resturant, The House of Bread!
Odd-Fellows Hall
Northeast corner of Bank and East Market streets
Renaissance Revival, 1878
Still the home of the first Odd-Fellows lodge in
the state, No. 1
Southeast corner East Fifth and Elm
streets,
c.1880.
Recently refurbished and used as a hooked-rug
showroom and studio called 'Cathouse Rugs'. The owners are in the
process of having it included in the East Spring Street National
Register District.
The Grand Theater
138 East Market Street
c.1910 / c.1950
Art Deco
Abandoned neon sign on East Market Street
The Elsby Building
117 East Spring Street
Neo-Classical Revival
Joseph and Joseph Architect
1916
Firestone Building
Corner of State and Market Street
1937
Art Moderne
Another automobile-related building.
"Abe's Rental" (formerly Sears Automotive
Building)
140 East Main Street
Early Art Deco; 1929
This building is in the process of a meticulous
restoration. (An Art Deco clock was hidden under Abe's mug!)
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Isaac B. Friend Building,
230 Pearl Street,
Italianate, 1876.
Now home to Suzi's Silver Shop.
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