Plainfield Historic District is a national historic district located at Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana. The district encompasses 174 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential area of Plainfield. The district developed between about 1840 and 1959 and includes notable examples of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the Ezra Cox House (c. 1861–1863), Oscar Hadley House (1891), Plainfield Carnegie Library (1912), Plainfield Methodist Episcopal Church (1891), Bly Bros. Dry Goods Store (c. 1880), Knights of Pythias Building (c. 1900), Prewitt Theater (1927), First National Bank of Plainfield (1903), Mansion House Hotel (1874), Fisher's Tavern (c. 1840), and Quaker Meeting House (1857-1858).[2]
Plainfield Historic District | |
 Main near Center in Plainfield, June 2011 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Lincoln St to the N; SE St. to the E; Ash St. to the S.; and S. Mill St to the W., Plainfield, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°42′11″N 86°24′09″W / 39.70306°N 86.40250°W |
| Area | 58.2 acres (23.6 ha) |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000121[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 31, 2010 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[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 April 1, 2016. Note: This includes Ben L. Ross (2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Plainfield Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016., site map, quad map, and Accompanying photographs.