The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Hooker-Ensle-Pierce House, McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery, and Charles Sweeton House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Before
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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3 historic places in Center
3 places in Center are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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In Indianaby listings · most towns there have none
3places listed3 buildings
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
4historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1977first listedHooker-Ensle-Pierce House · newest: Charles Sweeton House, 2005
Where they are
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Buildings
Architectural styles
From each listing’s National Archives record · 2 of 3 name a style
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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Listed 1977Hooker-Ensle-Pierce House
Listed 1979McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery
Listed 2005Charles Sweeton HouseNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.