September 2007 - One historically significant property in Jeffersonville, Ind., has been awarded National Historic Place Registration by the National Parks Service thanks to the Ohio River Bridges Project. The Spring Street Freight House, known locally as the Jeffersonville Train Depot, was officially accepted to the National Register of Historic Places in May. The notification was received last month by officials with the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).
INDOT nominated the property to fulfill requirements set forth by the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the Ohio River Bridges Project. That document singled out the Freight House as a historical or cultural resource requiring special attention from the project, including nomination for the National Historic Register. The MOA also stipulates the property is to be rehabilitated and restored and used as office space for INDOT officials assigned to the Ohio River Bridges Project, as well as the Indiana Ombudsman for the Project.
"The Ohio River Bridges project is about building Indiana's economic future, and now with the addition of the Spring Street Freight House to the National Register of Historic Places, it will also preserve the transportation heritage of Indiana's past," said INDOT Architectural Historian Mary Kennedy. "In 1925, the 'Big Four' railroad line and the Ohio River shipping corridor converged at the Spring Street Freight House in Jeffersonville. Now, this same building will be restored to its former glory and serve as the headquarters for building the Ohio River Bridges, the next exciting chapter in Southern Indiana's transportation history." Read More »
August 2006 - Members of the public interested in preserving the historic character of Old Jeffersonville got their first glimpse of the Ohio River Bridges Project’s plan for the historic district on Wednesday, August 16. Bridges Project officials presented a draft of the Old Jeffersonville Historic Preservation Plan (HPP) to those in attendance. Read More »
August 2006 - Members of the public who have an interest in preserving the historic character of Old Jeffersonville will have an opportunity to review and comment on the draft of the Historic District's Preservation Plan on Wednesday, Aug. 16. That's when the Ohio River Bridges Project will host a meeting to solicit public input on the Plan draft. Read More »
March 2006 - Members of the public who have an interest in preserving the historic character of Old Jeffersonville met with Bridges Project officials on Tuesday, March 14. The meeting was the official kick-off to begin work on the Historic Preservation Plan for the Old Jeffersonville Historic District. Read More »