Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. The district encompasses 59 contributing buildings in the central business district of Elkhart. It was developed between about 1868 and 1930, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Green Block, Lerner Theatre, and Young Women's Christian Association. Other notable buildings include the Cornish Block (c. 1875), Franklin Street Station (1895), Menges Building (1908), former Post Office (1905), Midwest Museum of Modern Art (1922), Elkhart Water Company, Masonic Temple, Rowe Block (1900), and Dreves Building (c. 1915).[2]
Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District | |
 Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District, July 2010 | |
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| Location | Roughly along Main St., roughly bounded by E. Jackson, and Second Sts., Waterfall Dr., and Tyler Ave., Elkhart, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°41′04″N 85°58′18″W / 41.68444°N 85.97167°W |
| Area | 24.1 acres (9.8 ha) |
| Built | 1868 |
| Architect | Turnock, Enoch Hill |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Queen Anne, Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001178[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 26, 1997 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
In 2024, The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, in collaboration with the City of Elkhart and the National New York Central Railroad Museum, is initiating the American Locomotive Project.[3]
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 October 1, 2015. Note: This includes Glory-June Grieff (December 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
- ^ WNDU (October 9, 2024). "Elkhart railroad museum announces new partnership to restore historic steam locomotive". MSN News.
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