BlockFrom the record
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Fayette County · listed in 2021 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Newkirk Mansion
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 3 objectss, 2 buildingss, 2 structuress, 1 site as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 321 Western Ave., Connersville, 47331
- When was it listed? August 2021
- Category. building
- Township. Connersville township
- National Register reference number. 100006847 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
The ground it stands on
5,332 wordsThe chapter on Connersville Township in History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies, Etc., Etc. .., published 1885 names Connersville. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
Alexander Saxon with family emigrated from Georgia in the fall of 1811, and settled on the southeast quarter of Section 25. Near a point opposite where the lower mill in Connersville now stands, was the place for crossing the river. Here Mr. Saxon kept a canoe, and ferried travelers across the river. n The localities of settlement of a number of the following named pioneers can be traced by reference to the land entries given above. Moses Lookhart from Kentucky, settled in the township in 1812. Thomas Reed, from the same State, settled the same year. Joseph Minor located on the land where Joe and Sam Minor now live in 1812. John and Thomas Reed built cabins on the same land. They were father and son. Larkin Sims, from Kentucky, and
Passage source: History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies, Etc., Etc. .., published 1885.
Thomas Sergeant, a native of North Carolina, removed with his parents to Virginia in 1796. In 1807 he removed to Kentucky, and in 1813 to Indiana Territory, and settled south of Connersville. In 1820 he entered land in Rush County |at the land sales at Brookville, and that winter removed thereon, cutting the road for the wagon as he went.
Passage source: History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies, Etc., Etc. .., published 1885.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Connersville Township - 5,332 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Mines and quarries near this property
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Newkirk Mansion: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette Co. Hwy. Dept. - Own Crews | Stone | Producer | ||
| Connersville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Park Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 76 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Connersville, the town this property stands in, in 76 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 47 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 8 flood, 7 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Lightning | Connersville | 1 hurt | A person carrying an aluminum umbrella pole was struck by lightning at a park pool. |
| February 2019 | Flash Flood | Connersville | $100,000 | Two county roads were washed away due to flooding. In addition, numerous roads were closed due to flooding. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $25,000 | Several large trees were downed, parts of roofing were removed from a business, and a billboard was blown down due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $20,000 | The wall framing and roof trusses of a department store under construction were destroyed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Connersville | $20,000 | Large hail damaged automobiles and destroyed crops. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $16,000 | Trailers were overturned due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $10,000 | A tree fell onto a residence. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $10,000 | Numerous trees were downed in the Connersville area. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $8,000 | Several pine trees were knocked down at 930 Ranch Rd. A roof was damaged at 1062 West 10th Street. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $5,000 | Several trees were downed throughout the county, especially in the Connersville area. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $5,000 | Several trees were downed across Fayette County. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Connersville | $5,000 | Several roads were flooded due to heavy rainfall. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $5,000 | Two trees, large limbs and power poles were knocked down. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $5,000 | Trees were knocked down on Big Bear Rd. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $5,000 | Numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines knocked down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines downed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $5,000 | Trees and power lines downed. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were downed. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Connersville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $4,000 | Power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds along State Route One. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $3,000 | A few trees were downed in Roberts Park. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $3,000 | Trees were downed. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $3,000 | Trees were knocked down. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $3,000 | Large limbs were knocked down along Williams Road. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $3,000 | Two trees were downed along Base Road. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $3,000 | Several trees and large limbs were knocked down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $3,000 | Several trees were downed across town. One tree fell on Third Street, causing the road to close for a short period of time. |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $3,000 | A few trees were blown down. |
| November 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $3,000 | Two trees were knocked down across the western part of the county. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $3,000 | Trees and powerlines were blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $3,000 | Trees downed. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $3,000 | Trees downed, some across railroad tracks. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $2,000 | A tree was downed and a privacy fence was blown over. Several large branches were also downed in Dale Cemetery. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $2,000 | Two large trees were knocked onto Western Avenue, blocking the road. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $2,000 | A tree was downed on wires in Connersville due to thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Connersville | $2,000 | Multiple roads were closed due to high water. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $2,000 | Numerous trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $2,000 | Powerlines were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| February 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $2,000 | Two trees were knocked down. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $2,000 | Numerous large limbs were downed in and around town. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $1,000 | A tree was downed. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Country Club Road. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $1,000 | Two trees were downed due to thunderstorm winds. One was located near Ohio Avenue and the other was located at Vine Street and Alquina Road in Connersville. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $1,000 | One tree was downed on 29th Street due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $1,000 | Large tree limbs were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $1,000 | Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Connersville | $1,000 | State Route 121 was closed due to high water. |
| April 1997 | Lightning | Connersville | $1,000 | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Flood | Connersville | - | High water was reported near the intersection of County Road 175 S and State Route 121. |
| June 2022 | Flood | Connersville | - | High water was on the road near County Road 150N and County Road 150E. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | - | Several trees were downed in the Connersville area. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Connersville | - | High water was running over the roadway near the intersection of State Route 121 and W County Road 175 South. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Connersville | - | Several roads were closed throughout the county due to high water. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Connersville | - | Several roads remained closed due to flooding. |
| April 2018 | Flash Flood | Connersville | - | High water was reported running across Route 1 near 300 South. |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fayette County Courthouse | 0.2 miles | 2006 |
 | Canal House | 0.3 miles | 1973 |
| Connersville Downtown Historic District | 0.4 miles | 2017 | |
| Trinity Episcopal Church & Parish House | 0.4 miles | 2022 | |
 | Elmhurst | 0.7 miles | 1977 |
 | Roberts Park | 2.4 miles | 2014 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100006847 in Record Group 79. |
| Fayette County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.