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The Owen Building: This building is located at 504 Main Street and was once the right side of 502 Main Street. The two buildings combined have a long history, being built before 1888. They were the location of E. F. Owen and Company�s store, this side being the hardware shop at least until 1907 or later. New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art now located in both 504 and 506 Main Street with 506 being used as a sales floor. The art gallery, opened in the fall of 1975, after the building went through refurbishment and is still a part of the University of Southern Indiana today (2021). The gallery is a not-for-profit space for artists to hold exhibitions of their work with a sales floor in the adjoining building at 506 Main. This photo shows the interior of the building as it was undergoing renovations. A construction worker is working on a door jamb.