Monday, October 23, 1933, four armed men entered the Central National Bank of Greencastle and escaped with $74,782.09. The Dillinger robbery became one of the major events of Greencastle history." In March 2011, Greencastle was one of two Indiana cities selected as a “Stellar Community” by the state of Indiana. Places Greencastle and the surrounding Putnam County communities are home to 20 historical sites according to the National Register of Historic Places. In Greencastle: The Appleyard, farm of Alexander C. Stevenson The Boulders house Brick Chapel United Methodist Church Courthouse Square Historic District Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity house East College of DePauw University Forest Hill Cemetery Richard M. Hazelett house ("Sunny Hill") Alfred Hirt House McKim Observatory, DePauw University F.P. Nelson house ("The Towers") Old Greencastle Historic District Lycurgus Stoner House William C. Van Arsdel house ("The Elms") Surrounding communities: Samuel Brown house ("The Brick"), Roachdale Melville F. McHaffie Farm ("Schuyler Arnold Seed Farm"), Stilesville James Edington Montgomery O'Hair house, Brick Chapel Putnam County Bridge No. 159 ("Reelsville Bridge"), Reelsville Putnamville Presbyterian Church ("Putnamville Methodist Church"), Putnamville Greencastle also has three historic neighborhoods – Old Greencastle, the Eastern Enlargement and the Northwood Neighborhood that were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. Climate Humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfa"(Hot Summer Continental Climate). References External links City of Greencastle, Indiana website Greencastle Putnam County Development Center Greencastle Chamber of Commerce Putnam County Public Library Cities in Putnam County, Indiana County seats in Indiana Scotch-Irish American history Cities in Indiana