National Historic Landmark · Knightstown, Indiana

Knightstown Academy

A listed building in Knightstown, Indiana, built 1876 in the Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada style. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1876Listed 1976Second Empire architecture in the United States and CanadaPrivate unless stated
Knightstown Academy
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressCary St., Knightstown, IN
CountyHenry County
ListedSep 29, 1976
Reference number76000022
Built1876
ArchitectJohn A. Hasecoster
StyleSecond Empire architecture in the United States and Canada
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetCary St.
Coordinates39.79995, -85.52472 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76000022. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.