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FIPS code. 18-61236 [3] GNIS feature ID. 2396259 [2] Website. www.thecityofportland.net. Portland is a city in and the county seat of Jay County, Indiana, United States. [4] The population was 6,223 at the 2010 census, [5] and in 2018 the estimated population was 6,085. [6]
May 30, 1996. Portland Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Portland, Jay County, Indiana. It encompasses 58 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Portland. The district developed between about 1870 and 1945, and includes notable ...
04001308 [1] Added to NRHP. December 6, 2004. Jonas Votaw House, also known as the Votaw-Jacqua House, is a historic home located at Portland, Jay County, Indiana. It was built in 1875, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling, with additions built in 1925 and 1978. It sits on a stone foundation and has a cross-gable roof.
The Indiana State Legislature passed an omnibus county bill on February 7, 1835 [3] that authorized the creation of thirteen counties [4] in northeast Indiana, including Jay - the only county in the United States named for John Jay, co-author of The Federalist Papers, Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Articles of Confederation, and first Chief Justice of the United States.
Location of Jay County in Indiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jay County, Indiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jay County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National ...
81000016 [1] Added to NRHP. May 12, 1981. Jay County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Portland, Jay County, Indiana. It was built between 1915 and 1919, and is a three-story, Renaissance Revival style limestone building with a low roof behind a parapet. It is five bays by eleven bays with a rusticated exterior base and smooth ...
Portland Arch Nature Preserve is a 435-acre (1.76 km 2) nature preserve near the Wabash River in Fountain County, Indiana, US, and is a National Natural Landmark.The preserve encompasses the wooded valleys, ravines and rocky cliffs around the lowest section of Bear Creek, which flows northwest toward the Wabash River.
Historical landmarks along the highway include the Levi Coffin House, Portland Commercial Historic District, and the Allen County Courthouse. US 27 was first designated as a U.S. Highway in 1926. US 27 replaced the original State Road 48 (SR 48), SR 21, and SR 46 designations of the highway which dated back to the formation of the Indiana State ...