Rising Sun, IN Multifamily Home for Sale

Rising Sun boomed as an Ohio River port in the early 1800s thanks to its position south of Cincinnati. But when the railroad all but replaced the steamboat industry, the city's growth stalled at just over 2,000 people. Today, the small town still revolves around the river, which is the focus of a quaint downtown district and the home to the floating Rising Sun Casino boat, the area's largest employer. At just over one square mile in size, Rising Sun is so small that many residents use golf carts to get around instead of cars. "I enjoy living here because it's such a close-knit community," says Cliff Thies, a city councilman and executive director of the Ohio County Historical Society and Museum. "We recently had a severe storm that blew trees over, and before the city could even respond, neighbors were out with chainsaws helping each other. That's just typical of the people here." At the heart of town, the Rising Sun Historic District has structures from the 1800s to the 1950s, with a mix of humble and elaborate architecture in Queen Anne, Federal and Italianate styles. Outside the historic district, it's more common to see ranch-style homes built from the mid-1900s to today.