Morgantown Historic District is a national historic district located at Morgantown, Morgan County, Indiana. The district encompasses 34 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Morgantown. It developed between about 1840 and 1956, and includes notable examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Late Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, and Bungalow/American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the Farmer's Cooperative Store / Blanche Crawford Building, First National Bank (1905), Obenshain Hotel (1860), Morgantown Town Hall (1900), Griffitt-Murphy House and Livery Bank (1895), Parkhurst House (1865), Redman's Lodge (1908), Wisby Hotel (1918), Telephone Exchange (1906), and Morgantown Methodist Episcopal Church complex (1923).[2]
Morgantown Historic District | |
 Businesses in the Morgantown Historic District, January 2011 | |
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| Location | Approx. 4.5 blocks centered on Washington St., bet. Marion St. and E of Church St., Morgantown, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°22′24″N 86°15′40″W / 39.37333°N 86.26111°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Architect | Mesker, George L. & Co.; Stockton, Thomas |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000519[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 2006 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[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 Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morgantown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.
