The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Geneva had its start in 1871 when the rival towns of Alexander and Buffalo merged. It was named after Geneva, in Switzerland. The first post office in Geneva was established in 1872. Geneva incorporated as a town in early 1874.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Geneva’s history is told.
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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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![Hale, , March 26, 1909 (The Bank of Geneva, Geneva, Indiana) [ANS Chapman brothers business correspondence]](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/4783/8a928a2a6da05b792187-s.jpg)
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National Register of Historic Places
2 historic places in Geneva
Geneva has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 25 historic buildings, because Geneva Downtown Commercial Historic District alone counts 22.
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In Indianaby listings · most towns there have none
2places listed1 building · 1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
25historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1974first listedGene Stratton Porter Cabin · newest: Geneva Downtown Commercial Historic District, 2002
Where they are
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BuildingsDistricts
Architectural styles
From each listing’s National Archives record · 1 of 2 name a style
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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National 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 Wikimedia Commons (2) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.