What to See in Greencastle - Top Sights and Attractions

Astronomical observatory. McKim Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by DePauw University. Built in 1884, it is located in Greencastle, Indiana.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

Building. Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity House is a historic Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity house located at Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana. It was designed by noted Indiana architect Robert Frost Daggett and built in 1926. It is a three-story, seven bay, Tudor Revival style building faced in Indiana limestone. The building was originally "H"-shaped, but has been enlarged. It has a hipped roof and three-bay protruding porch on the first floor.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. It is located in the Eastern Enlargement Historic District.^[2]

William C. Van Arsdel House, also known as The Elms, is a historic home located at Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana. It was built in 1907, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Colonial Revival style frame dwelling. A rear addition was constructed in 1928. It has a gambrel roof with three dormers. The house features a balconied entrance portico with Corinthian order columns and corner pilasters.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is located in the Eastern Enlargement Historic District.^[3]

F.P. Nelson House, also known as The Towers, is a historic home located at Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana. It was built between 1871 and 1875, and is a large two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a low hipped roof and sits on a stone foundation. The house features segmental arched openings, a projecting entrance bay, and two-story polygonal bay.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is located in the Eastern Enlargement Historic District.^[4]

The Boulders, also known as the James Orville and Adelene Buston Cammack House, is a historic home located at Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana. It was built in 1910, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, American Craftsman style wood frame bungalow. It is sheathed in stained cypress clapboards and sits on a concrete foundation with a veneer of glacial stones. Stones were also used to face the porch piers. Additions were made to the house in 1988–1989. Also on the property is the contributing landscape.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.^[5]

Private university in Greencastle, Indiana. DePauw University is a private liberal arts university in Greencastle, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 1,972 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the Great Lakes Colleges Association and the North Coast Athletic Conference. The Society of Professional Journalists was founded at DePauw.^[6]

Courthouse. Courthouse Square Historic District, also known as Courthouse Square District, is a national historic district in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. In 1984, the historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The district includes seventy-six different contributing properties. Since the first years after Greencastle was platted in the early nineteenth century, the land included in the district has been the center of commerce and government for the area.

At its center is the Putnam County Courthouse: the current courthouse, built in 1905, is the fourth building to occupy the site. Other historic buildings include the Old National Bank building at 1 N Indiana Street.^[7]