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The Carnegie Center is a branch of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library. The building was initially built as a Carnegie library, first opened on March 2, 1904, with 11,125 total books. [3] It is of Beaux-Arts architecture style. It was used as a library until 1969, when the new New Albany-Floyd County Public Library was built.
The East Spring Street Historic District is a national historic district located at New Albany, Indiana.The general area is E. Fifth Street to the west, Spring St. to the north, E. Eighth Street to the east, and Market Street to the south.
The New Albany Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at New Albany, Indiana. The general area is W. First Street to the west, Spring St. to the north, E. Fifth Street to the east, and Main Street to the south.
The DePauw Avenue Historic District is a national historic district just northeast of downtown New Albany, Indiana, across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky.The district consists mostly of Depauw Avenue from Vincennes Street in the west to Aebersold Drive to the east, and includes portions of the 1200 block of Beechwood Avenue and two residences on Vance Street.
Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site is located in New Albany, Indiana by the Ohio River. It was the home of William Culbertson , who was once the richest man in Indiana . Built in 1867 at a cost of $120,000, this Second Empire -style mansion has 25-rooms within 20,000 square feet (1,900 m 2 ), and was completed in November 1869.
The Indiana DNR has halted work at the Providence Mill Dam through court motions after officials say the New Albany mayor Jeff Gahan issued emergency maintenance order without proper permits.
New Albany grew rapidly and was the largest city in Indiana from 1816 until 1860, when it was overtaken by Indianapolis. Before the Civil War , over half of Hoosiers worth over $100,000 (~$1.7 million in 2023) lived in New Albany, [ 9 ] making it by far the wealthiest part of the state.
In 1994 an architectural study determined that Shelby Place could eventually achieve National Register status. In 2006 the Indiana Department of Natural Resources gave a grant of $6,150 to the city of New Albany to prepare Cedar Bough Place, DePauw Avenue Historic District, and Shelby Place Historic District for registration on the National Register of Historic Places.