Orleans in Orange County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Orleans Public Library
National Register of Historic Places
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 24, 2021
1. Orleans Public Library Marker
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Education • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
Location. 38° 39.81′ N, 86° 27.155′ W. Marker is in Orleans, Indiana, in Orange County. It is on North Maple Street (Indiana Route 37) just south of East Monroe Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the west entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 174 North Maple Street, Orleans IN 47452, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Shawnee Hills and in Southern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Orleans War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Orleans School Bell (about 500 feet away); Orleans Congress Square (about 600 feet away); Freeman Corner (approx. 0.9 miles away); Freeman's Corner (approx. 0.9 miles away); Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom Boyhood Home (approx. 4.7 miles away); Space Age Sweetgum Tree (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orleans.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Orleans Area War Memorial (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Regarding Orleans Public Library. Contributing property, Orleans Historic District, National Register of Historic Places #09000761.
Also see . . . Orleans Historic District.
Orleans Historic District is a national historic district located at Orleans, Orange County, Indiana. It developed between about 1837 and 1958, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen(Submitted on April 14, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)Anne, Second Empire, Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Tudor Revival, and Bungalow/American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the Orleans Public Library (1915).Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 24, 20212. Orleans Public Library (west elevation)(marker is mounted on right side of west entrance)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 24, 2021
3. Orleans Public Library (northwest elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 365 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
