Thomas Downs House
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| Location | 1045 Main St., Charlestown, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 38°26′40″N 85°39′35″W / 38.44444°N 85.65972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1809 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000490[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 6, 1984 |
The Thomas Downs House is a historic home located just east of Charlestown, Indiana's town square. It was built about 1809 and is a two-story, four-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a gable roof, sits on a stone foundation, and has a one-story rear ell. Thomas Downs was a politician from Charlestown that was Clark County's first county treasurer. He would later serve as an Indiana Territory legislator.[2]: 2 [3] It is owned by the Clark's Grant Historical Society, who has a museum there but offers tours by reservation only.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
