Brownell Block/Senger Dry Goods Company Building

Brownell Block, also known as the Senger Dry Goods Company Building, is a historic commercial building located at Peru, Miami County, Indiana. It was built in 1883–1884, as a three-story, Italianate style brick building faced with a molded stone veneer. The rectangular building measures 66 feet, 6 inches, by 132 feet. It has a two-story addition and features projecting bays on the second and third floors. The building was home to Senger Dry Goods Company for 70 years.[2]: 2–3  It houses the Miami County Museum.

Brownell Block/Senger Dry Goods Company Building
Brownell Block-Senger Dry Goods Company Building, January 2011
Brownell Block/Senger Dry Goods Company Building is located in Indiana
Brownell Block/Senger Dry Goods Company Building
Brownell Block/Senger Dry Goods Company Building is located in the United States
Brownell Block/Senger Dry Goods Company Building
LocationBroadway and 5th Sts., Peru, Indiana
Coordinates40°45′18″N 86°4′10″W / 40.75500°N 86.06944°W / 40.75500; -86.06944
Arealess than one acre
Built1883 (1883)-1884
ArchitectGoodall, J. B.
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.83000007[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 1, 1983

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Robert A. Spahr (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brownell Block/Senger Dry Goods Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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