BlockBefore
Photograph of Thomas A. Hendricks Library
Photograph by Nyttend, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Thomas A. Hendricks Library

Built in 1903 (Colonial Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

“Hendricks Library, also known as Hendricks Hall, is a historic library building located on the campus of Hanover College at Hanover Township, Jefferson County, Indiana. It was designed by the architectural firm Patton & Miller and built in 1903.”

Wikipedia article Thomas A. Hendricks Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 14 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 1982 · category: Building · built in 1903, Colonial Revival architecture, by Patton & Miller.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Hendricks, Thomas A., Library - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. College Dr. (Campus Rd.), Hanover, 47243
  • When was it listed? February 1982
  • Category. building
  • Township. Hanover township
  • When was it built? 1903
  • Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture
  • Architect. Patton & Miller
  • National Register reference number. 82000043 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

11 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Thomas A. Hendricks Library between 2002 and 2010, burning about 16 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Recreation and ceremony3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Debris and open burning1
Arson/incendiarism1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2004Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
15 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresBig Oaks National Wildlife RefugeHANOVER HILL
2 July 2002Debris and open burning1.0 acresIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
16 July 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
15 July 2002Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
26 March 2008Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
25 March 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
28 February 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Thomas A. Hendricks Library: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Magnesite, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Concrete Materials Div Ls QuarryMagnesitePast Producer
Jefferson Co. Hwy. Dept.StoneProducer

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

Storms near this property

21 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hanover, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2017Thunderstorm WindHanover$20,000The public reported downed trees on some homes.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindHanover$20,000A broadcast media meteorologist relayed a report that severe thunderstorm winds brought down trees and damaged roofs in the area.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindHanover$5,000Tree branches were blown through windows in homes. A small occupied travel trailer was blown two feet. No one was injured and there was no damage to the trailer.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindHanover$5,000Siding was blown off several homes. Hail was also reported with this event, but the size was undetermined.
April 2026Flash FloodHanover-There were reports of flooding along State Road 56 between Hanover and Madison.
June 2025HailHanover-Dime sized hail was observed near the intersection of Thornton Road and Sycamore Drive in Hanover.
March 2023HailHanover-Golf ball sized hail fell in Hanover.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindHanover-Trained spotters reported trees down in the area.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindHanover-Trained spotters estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHanover-The public reported trees down in the area.
December 2015Thunderstorm WindHanover-The Jefferson County emergency manager reported to the NWS that several trees were down in the Hanover area due to severe thunderstorm winds.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHanover-A spotter in Hanover reported that a power pole was broken in half.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindHanover-The roof of Southwest High School in Hanover was damaged, with several large sections of sheet metal blown off.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHanover-Ham Radio operator measured a 70 mph wind gust in Hanover.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindHanover-Trees and power lines were downed.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindHanover-Trees were downed.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindHanover-Trees down
August 2007HailHanover-no account filed
April 2006HailHanover-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindHanover-no account filed
April 1996Flash FloodHanover-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jefferson County

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 miles

Other 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 PropertyDistance Listed
Hanover College Historic District0.2 miles2024
Crowe-Garritt House0.7 miles1980
St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church1.1 miles2000
Lanier Mansion4.1 miles1994
Crawford-Whitehead-Ross House4.3 miles1992
Charles L. Shrewsbury House4.3 miles1994

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 82000043 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Jefferson CountyAll 14 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.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • 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.