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Melodeon Hall
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National Register of Historic Places

Melodeon Hall

Rushville’s first place on the National RegisterListed Nov 15, 1973; only 59 of Indiana’s 2,121 listings are older
VictorianListed 1973Rushville
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Melodeon Hall

Melodeon Hall, at 210 N. Morgan St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 15, 1973: the first place in Rushville to be listed. Only 59 of Indiana’s 2,121 listings are older. The Register lists it for its education, architecture and performing arts, at the local level. It describes its style as Victorian, as it does for 24 other Indiana listings. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Indiana, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 124 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

210 N. Morgan St., Rushville · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Melodeon HallStart here
  2. 2Durbin HotelBuilt 1885 · next door
  3. 3Rushville Commercial Historic DistrictGreek Revival · next door
  4. 4Rush County CourthouseRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
  5. 5St. Paul Methodist Episcopal ChurchGothic · Built 1887 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

4 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BWendell Lewis Willkie HouseItalianate0.3 miBJohn K. Gowdy HouseQueen Anne0.4 miDEast Hill CemeteryDistrict0.7 miBWashington, Booker T., SchoolT-Plan0.7 mi
More like it

Victorian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Victorian.

Shelbyville Commercial Historic District18.5 mi away
Oldenburg Historic District (Additional Documentation)22.6 mi away

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Questions about Melodeon Hall

Is Melodeon Hall on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 15, 1973 (Register number 73000041).

Is Melodeon Hall a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Indiana has 42 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Melodeon Hall?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Melodeon Hall?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 124 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 132004668 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.