Cedar Bough Place Historic District

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Cedar Bough Place Historic District
(U.S. Registered Historic District)
North Entrance
Location:	New Albany, Indiana
Architectural style(s):	Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman
Added to NRHP:	March 19, 2008
NRHP Reference#:	08000188 [1]
Governing body:	Private

Cedar Bough Place Historic District is a Registered Historic District in New Albany, Indiana, ¾ of a mile from the Ohio River, across from Louisville, Kentucky. It is comprised of the 800-block of the road Cedar Bough Place, between Beeler and Ekin Avenues. ^[2][3]

Twenty-five primary buildings, seven outbuildings, and one fence contribute to the historic nature of the neighborhood, all of which built from 1883 to 1920. These buildings are primarily of Folk Victorian and Queen Anne style, but examples of Bungalow and American Foursquare are also in the district. Most house in the district were built between 1891 and 1905.^[4]

The district was originally part of seventy acres owned by the Loughrey family in the early 19th century. The seventy acres would be divided into twenty plots, with sizes ranging from two to eleven acres. Lot #6 was five acres, and would become Cedar Bough Place.^[5]

The neighborhood was first established by Andros Huncilman around the year 1890, at the end of the post-war prosperous era of New Albany's history. Huncilman owned a five-acre lot that would comprise the district. Throughout its history it has been a private street; with ownership of the street divided among the property owners. Private streets were originally an idea used in St. Louis, Missouri, and no other city near New Albany, including Louisville, has private streets (although Louisville does have private alleys), and Cedar Brough Place is the only private street in New Albany.^[6] A long standing fence that contributes to the historic nature of the neighborhood is on the north side, and is a central wrought iron connecting two original stone walls keeping traffic from entering the private road. The southern fence is just wide enough for a single vehicle; due to being built in 1970, it does not contribute to the history of the neighborhood.^[7]

In 1994 an architectural study determined that Shelby Place could eventually achieve National Register status. In 2006 the Indiana Department of Natural Resources gave a grant of $6,150 to the city of New Albany to prepare Cedar Bough Place, DePauw Avenue Historic District, and Shelby Place Historic District for registration on the National Register of Historic Places. All three neighborhoods were placed on the National Register on March 19, 2008.^{[8] [9][10]}

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