Harmonist Granary - New Harmony Historic District ~ New Harmony, IN - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

County of building: Posey County
Location of building: Granary St. & West St., New Harmony
Built: 1818
Architect/Designer: George Rapp; The Harmonist Society
Architectural Style: utilitarian

"Harmonist Granary, 413 Granary Street, contributing (part of existing NHL designation)
1818 five-story building with ashlar stone walls for the first two floors and common bond brick above. The building has a jerkinhead, glazed tile roof with shed dormers. The small, single light windows have stone sills and lintels." ~ NRHP Nomination Form

"The Rapp-Owen Granary is a stately utilitarian structure. Rising five and half stories the structure is vertically symmetrical. The main entrance is a simple wooden door with two large windows on either side which span the height of the second floor. The next three stories are delineated by three identical small windows on each floor. The first three floors have an exterior material of ashlar stone while the upper levels are brick. The horizontal separation of building material gives this simple structure a feeling of dignity that is not often found in such a functional structure.

"The Granary is an outstanding example of Harmonist architecture, originally built by the Harmonie Society in 1818. The site was converted into two different geological laboratories, first by William Maclure in 1827 and then by David Dale Owen in 1843. The site was later converted back to a wheat granary in the early 1900’s. Currently owned by the Rapp Granary-Owen Foundation, the granary has undergone extensive restoration and reconstruction for use as an event space. One of the oldest structures in Posey County, the Granary has been preserved to capture the unique and shifting history of New Harmony." ~ The Indiana Architectural Foundation