Home Tour 2025
Historic Home Tour Participants
Date: September 13, 2025
Time: 10am to 5pm
Location: New Albany
Martin & Bonnie Goodyear House
1301 Adams Street
This lot was purchased in April 1952 by Martin and Bonnie Goodyear. Given the Mid-Century Modern- style of architecture, it was probably an architect-designed structure.
The home was purchased in 2021 with renovations following soon after. Original features include two fireplaces, two built-in cabinet/shelving units, basement Tennessee Crab Stone, bathroom floor and wall tile, as well as three original light fixtures.
George and Alva Foreman House
334 Beharrell Avenue
This home was built after the printing of the 1927-1928 New Albany City Directory. The Foremans lived here thru 1936. George was a salesman by trade.
By 1937, Walter and Mammie Foreman took up residency here. Walter was superintendent of the Home Transit Incorporation, which was New Albany’s streetcar and bus lines.
Lawrence A. Lowe House
520 East 5th Street
One of five homes built for Dr. Edwin and Matilda Severinghaus as spec houses on the site of the old Joseph Helfrich Planning Mill, located on the north east corner of East 5th and Oak Streets. The Severinghaus’ home and physician’s office was located at 500 East Spring Street, after moving from 315 East Spring in 1912.
Schwaninger-Woefel House
522 East 5th Street
The first residents of this house were William W. Schwaninger and his wife Marie. William was vice president and secretary of the S. W. Newburger Company, otherwise known as New Albany’ s own, White House Department Store, located in downtown New Albany for almost 100 years.
Harry E. Borgerding House
319 East 9th Street
Ada H. Peters had this house built shortly after the purchase of the lot in August 1904. The home was rented to the Harry E. Borgerding family through July 1909. Borgerding was associated with the H. Borgerding Manufacturing Co., manufacturer of drawer stops, located on Corydon Pike. He also became secretary of the Borgerding Motor Car Co. on Spring Street, and later its president and treasurer.
Long-Graf House
1945 East Elm Street
The lot on which the home is located was purchased by Clara Long on November 21, 1891. The building permit, which was signed by Clara Long, is dated December 5, 1891 and the building’s cost was $2200. She and her husband James sold the home on February 9, 1900 to Sarah and John Vaughn and Allie Jones.
The Jacob Graf family purchased the property from the Vaughns and Jones on September 20, 1904. The J. Graf Crupper Co. was also located on this site, It operated here from 1904 until 1964.
Indiana State Bank
203 East Main Street
One of ten original branches of the Indiana State Bank, this Greek Revival-style building was designed by Edwin Peck and built in 1837 by Hugh Pugh with native Floyd County sandstone.
After the bank closed in late 1897, the building was later used by a construction company, a church and home to the Knights of Pythias.
The New Albany Chapter of the American Red Cross moved their offices into the structure in 1941 and remained there through 1982.
The John Manz Grocery Co. Building
221-223 East Main Street
This brick building is one of the earliest surviving structures of its kind in the city of New Albany. It was originally a three-story structure that John Manz had built around 1845 to house his grocery business, and by 1856, the W.T. Courtney & Co. druggist was located here.
Town Clock Church
300 East Main Street
The building’s construction dates 1849-1852, and was built by New Albany builder, Isaac P. Smith. The Second Presbyterian Church, now St. John’s Presbyterian, was involved in the Underground Railroad. Since 2013 Reverends Leroy and Joyce Marshall, Jr along with the Friends of the Town Clock Church have raised over $1,000,000.00. Recent projects include installation of a replica of spire, interior/exterior renovations, creation of a garden, and replica of a 12-light electrified gasolier.
Lemon Block
151 East Spring Street
Dr. John H. Lemon had this building constructed in 1888 and used a portion of it for his physician’s office. By August of that same year, the Gothic/Vernacular-style structure had also become home to the Harmeling & Maetschke family where it remained until 1998.
Louis Hartman House
911 State Street
Built ca. 1898
Constructed by New Albany contractors, S. Day & Son for $7,000.
Sustained damage during the Cyclone of 1917
Upstairs flooring by New Albany company, Wood Mosaic
Stayed in the Hartman family until the early 1960s
Florence K. Everbach House
919 State Street
This home was built for Florence K. and Otto G. Everbach around 1926 by New Albany builder, Frank Holz. It is highly likely that Louisville architect, Stratton Hammon, designed the interior of the home. Florence was the stepdaughter and daughter of Louis and Anna Hartman, owners of the Louis Hartman House, next door, at 911 State Street.
The building now houses the community organization, Hoosier Action.