Attica Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Attica, Fountain County, Indiana. The district encompasses 50 contributing buildings in the central business district of Attica. It developed between about 1840 and 1942, and includes notable examples of Art Deco, Gothic Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the U.S. Post Office (1935) designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon, McDonald House (1840), Revere Hotel (1853), and I.O.O.F Building (c. 1870).[2]
Attica Downtown Historic District | |
 Attica Downtown Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly, Perry St. between Jackson and Ferry Sts. and Main and Mill Sts. between Third and Brady Sts., Attica, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°17′39″N 87°14′59″W / 40.29417°N 87.24972°W |
| Area | 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) |
| Architect | Simon, Louis |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Art Deco, Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000951[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 16, 1993 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved November 1, 2015. Note: This includes Linda Weintraut and Jane Nolan (December 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Attica Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs and site map.