Crawfordsville Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. The district encompasses 105 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Crawfordsville. It developed between about 1836 and 1940, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Classical Revival, and Bungalow/American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence and Otto Schlemmer Building. Other notable buildings are the Montgomery County Courthouse (1876), Ben Hur Life Building (1911), Hanna-Graham Building, Elston Bank Building (1869), Masonic Temple (1902), Carnegie Library (1902), Commerce Building (1907), Municipal Building (1933), Indiana National Guard Armory (1939), and U.S. Post Office (1940).[2]
Crawfordsville Commercial Historic District | |
 Montgomery County Courthouse, 1997 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Walnut, North and Water Sts. and Wabash Ave., Crawfordsville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′32″N 86°55′59″W / 40.04222°N 86.93306°W |
| Area | 60 acres (24 ha) |
| Architect | Besson, Carroll O.; Sharpe, William F. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000183[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 25, 1992 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[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 May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (May 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Crawfordsville Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.