Scribner House (New Albany, Indiana)

Scribner House
Location New Albany, Indiana
Coordinates 38°17′00″N 85°49′22″W / 38.28333°N 85.82278°WCoordinates: 38°17′00″N 85°49′22″W / 38.28333°N 85.82278°W
Built 1814
Architect Scribner, Joel
Architectural style Federal
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 77000015 [1]
Added to NRHP November 9, 1977

The Scribner House was built by Joel Scribner, one of the three brothers who founded New Albany. He and his brothers, Nathaniel and Abner, came from New York State and named their new town "New Albany" after the capital of their home state. It is located in downtown New Albany, on the southeast corner of State and Main Streets near the Sherman Minton Bridge. It is the oldest building in New Albany.

Joel built the house in 1814. It was made from ash, oak, and poplar trees were chopped down when clearing the property, built in a New England Federal style. In total, it is 31⁄2 stories. The first floor features two parlors and a hall. The second floor has 3 bedrooms. Both these floors have a rear porch that allowed a view of the Ohio River. The ground floor is the large kitchen with a wide fireplace used for cooking.

It passed through the family until the final owner, Harriet Scribner, who was a DAR member sold it to the Piankeshaw Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, who made sure to keep it as Harriet left it when she died later that year.. In 1977 it was put on the National Register of Historic Places.

Twice a year open house events are held, the third Saturday in May and the first Sunday in December. The December open house includes a Victorian tea. From May through September, the house is open for tours on the second and fourth Saturday of the month from 1-3 pm. Other tours can be made by appointment. All third grade children in Floyd County also visit Scribner House during the school year.

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  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.

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