National Register of Historic Places listings in DeKalb County, Indiana

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in DeKalb County, Indiana.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on National Register of Historic Places in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.^[1]

There are 29 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.

Properties and districts located in incorporated areas display the name of the municipality, while properties and districts in unincorporated areas display the name of their civil township. Properties and districts split between multiple jurisdictions display the names of all jurisdictions.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted July 26, 2024.^[2]

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^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town
1	Auburn Community Mausoleum	Auburn Community Mausoleum	March 24, 2014 (#14000069)	1431 Center St. 41°21′24″N 85°02′58″W / 41.356528°N 85.049306°W / 41.356528; -85.049306 (Auburn Community Mausoleum)	Auburn
2	Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Facility	Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Facility More images	September 21, 1978 (#78000029)	1600 S. Wayne St. 41°21′21″N 85°03′26″W / 41.355833°N 85.057222°W / 41.355833; -85.057222	Auburn
3	Samuel Bevier House	Samuel Bevier House	May 6, 1983 (#83000014)	County Roads 11 and 52, south of Garrett 41°20′13″N 85°08′15″W / 41.336806°N 85.137500°W / 41.336806; -85.137500 (Samuel Bevier House)	Keyser Township
4	Joseph Bowman Farmhouse	Joseph Bowman Farmhouse	May 6, 1983 (#83000013)	County Roads 19 and 40, northeast of Garrett 41°22′52″N 85°05′55″W / 41.381111°N 85.098611°W / 41.381111; -85.098611 (Joseph Bowman Farmhouse)	Keyser Township
5	Breechbill-Davidson House	Breechbill-Davidson House	May 6, 1983 (#83000012)	State Road 8 and County Road 7, northwest of Garrett 41°22′02″N 85°09′21″W / 41.367222°N 85.155833°W / 41.367222; -85.155833 (Breechbill-Davidson House)	Keyser Township
6	Brethren in Christ Church	Brethren in Christ Church	May 6, 1983 (#83000011)	County Road 7, northwest of Garrett 41°22′11″N 85°09′18″W / 41.369861°N 85.155000°W / 41.369861; -85.155000 (Brethren in Christ Church)	Keyser Township
7	Butler Community Mausoleum	Butler Community Mausoleum	March 25, 2014 (#14000070)	County Road 28 E., east of Butler 41°25′49″N 84°50′59″W / 41.430278°N 84.849722°W / 41.430278; -84.849722 (Butler Community Mausoleum)	Stafford Township
8	Orin Clark House	Orin Clark House	May 6, 1983 (#83000010)	County Roads 3 and 48, west of Garrett 41°21′03″N 85°10′34″W / 41.350833°N 85.176111°W / 41.350833; -85.176111 (Orin Clark House)	Keyser Township
9	William Cornell Homestead	William Cornell Homestead	August 14, 1973 (#73000015)	Southwest of Auburn off State Road 427 41°16′44″N 85°05′28″W / 41.278889°N 85.091111°W / 41.278889; -85.091111 (William Cornell Homestead)	Butler Township
10	DeKalb County Home and Barn	DeKalb County Home and Barn	May 6, 1983 (#83000015)	County Road 40, northeast of Garrett 41°22′54″N 85°04′59″W / 41.381667°N 85.083056°W / 41.381667; -85.083056 (DeKalb County Home and Barn)	Keyser Township
11	Downtown Auburn Historic District	Downtown Auburn Historic District More images	September 10, 1986 (#86002858)	Roughly bounded by E. and W. 4th, N. and S. Cedar, E. 12th, and N. and S. Jackson Sts. 41°22′00″N 85°03′18″W / 41.366667°N 85.055000°W / 41.366667; -85.055000 (Downtown Auburn Historic District)	Auburn
12	Downtown Butler Historic District	Downtown Butler Historic District More images	December 7, 2001 (#01001347)	Roughly the 100 and 200 blocks of S. Broadway 41°25′45″N 84°52′18″W / 41.429167°N 84.871667°W / 41.429167; -84.871667 (Downtown Butler Historic District)	Butler
13	Eckhart Public Library and Park	Eckhart Public Library and Park More images	November 20, 1981 (#81000009)	603 S. Jackson St. 41°21′50″N 85°03′27″W / 41.363889°N 85.057500°W / 41.363889; -85.057500 (Eckhart Public Library and Park)	Auburn
14	William Fountain House	William Fountain House	May 6, 1983 (#83000021)	State Road 8, northwest of Garrett 41°21′58″N 85°10′38″W / 41.366111°N 85.177222°W / 41.366111; -85.177222 (William Fountain House)	Keyser Township
15	Garrett Community Mausoleum	Garrett Community Mausoleum	March 25, 2014 (#14000071)	S. Hamsher St. 41°20′43″N 85°08′38″W / 41.345139°N 85.143889°W / 41.345139; -85.143889 (Garrett Community Mausoleum)	Garrett
16	Garrett Historic District	Garrett Historic District More images	May 6, 1983 (#83000121)	Roughly bounded by Railroad, Britton, Warfield, and Hamsher Sts., and 3rd Ave. 41°20′43″N 85°08′06″W / 41.345278°N 85.135°W / 41.345278; -85.135 (Garrett Historic District)	Garrett
17	Gump House	Gump House	May 6, 1983 (#83000020)	State Road 8, northwest of Garrett 41°21′58″N 85°11′23″W / 41.366111°N 85.189722°W / 41.366111; -85.189722 (Gump House)	Keyser Township
18	J.H. Haag House	J.H. Haag House	May 6, 1983 (#83000019)	County Road 54 41°19′46″N 85°08′08″W / 41.329583°N 85.135556°W / 41.329583; -85.135556 (J.H. Haag House)	Garrett
19	Edward Kelham House	Edward Kelham House	May 6, 1983 (#83000018)	County Road 48, west of Garrett 41°21′07″N 85°11′20″W / 41.351944°N 85.188889°W / 41.351944; -85.188889 (Edward Kelham House)	Keyser Township
20	Keyser Township School 8	Keyser Township School 8	May 6, 1983 (#83000017)	E. Quincy St. 41°21′06″N 85°07′03″W / 41.351667°N 85.1175°W / 41.351667; -85.1175 (Keyser Township School 8)	Garrett
21	Charles Lehmback Farmstead	Charles Lehmback Farmstead	May 6, 1983 (#83000016)	County Road 15, east of Garrett 41°20′37″N 85°07′01″W / 41.343611°N 85.116944°W / 41.343611; -85.116944 (Charles Lehmback Farmstead)	Keyser Township
22	Mountz House	Mountz House	September 11, 1979 (#79000013)	507 E. Houston St. 41°20′53″N 85°07′49″W / 41.348056°N 85.130278°W / 41.348056; -85.130278 (Mountz House)	Garrett
23	Henry Peters House	Henry Peters House	May 6, 1983 (#83000022)	201 N. 6th St. 41°21′06″N 85°07′11″W / 41.351667°N 85.119722°W / 41.351667; -85.119722 (Henry Peters House)	Garrett
24	Rakestraw House	Rakestraw House	May 6, 1983 (#83000024)	County Road 19, northeast of Garrett 41°22′11″N 85°05′54″W / 41.369722°N 85.098333°W / 41.369722; -85.098333 (Rakestraw House)	Keyser Township
25	Henry Shull Farmhouse Inn	Henry Shull Farmhouse Inn	May 6, 1983 (#83000023)	County Road 11-A, southeast of Garrett 41°19′36″N 85°05′23″W / 41.326667°N 85.089722°W / 41.326667; -85.089722 (Henry Shull Farmhouse Inn)	Keyser Township
26	Spencerville Covered Bridge	Spencerville Covered Bridge More images	April 2, 1981 (#81000010)	County Road 68 at Spencerville 41°16′53″N 84°54′53″W / 41.281389°N 84.914722°W / 41.281389; -84.914722 (Spencerville Covered Bridge)	Spencer Township
27	Waterloo Community Mausoleum	Waterloo Community Mausoleum	March 25, 2014 (#14000072)	N. Center St. 41°26′14″N 85°01′23″W / 41.437222°N 85.022917°W / 41.437222; -85.022917 (Waterloo Community Mausoleum)	Waterloo
28	John Wilderson House	John Wilderson House	May 6, 1983 (#83000025)	1349 S. Cowen St. 41°20′01″N 85°08′12″W / 41.333611°N 85.136667°W / 41.333611; -85.136667 (John Wilderson House)	Garrett
29	Maria and Franklin Wiltrout Polygonal Barn	Maria and Franklin Wiltrout Polygonal Barn	April 2, 1993 (#93000183)	0209 County Road 16, northwest of Corunna 41°28′04″N 85°11′02″W / 41.467639°N 85.183889°W / 41.467639; -85.183889	Fairfield Township

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved July 26, 2024.
^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved July 26, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[refnums-5] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

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County seat: Auburn
Cities	Auburn Butler Garrett	Map of Indiana highlighting DeKalb County
Towns	Altona Ashley‡ Corunna Hamilton‡ Saint Joe Waterloo
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