National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
New Harmony Historic District
a.k.a. See also: NHL File
Roughly bounded by Third St., Steammill St., Main St., inc. Maple Hill Cem., Arthur St., Atheneum prop. and North St., New Harmony, IN Local significance of the district: Social History; Transportation; Education; Architecture; Landscape Architecture; Performing Arts
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
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