Roughly bounded by the Little R, S. LaFontaine St., Olinger and Elm Sts., Ogan and Salamonie Ave. and Whitelock St., Huntington, Indiana. County/parish: Huntington.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 20, 2006. NRIS 06000852.
231 contributing buildings. 2 contributing structures. 1 contributing object.Also known as:
Drover Town Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. The district includes 231 contributing buildings, 2 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Huntington. It developed between about 1857 and 1930 and includes notable examples of Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed German Reformed Church, Samuel Purviance House, and William Street School. Other notable buildings include the William Drover House (c. 1880), John Rhoads House (1896), and Griffiths Block (1896). The area was founded by Prussian immigrant, Henry Dover in 1857.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132003335