History · Lovett

Lovett’s history is
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Lovett was platted in 1855. A post office was established at Lovett in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.

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Before
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Lovett

1 place in Lovett is 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
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0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
0historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
2022first listedJames Covered Bridge

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
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

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