Huntington Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. The district includes 102 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in the central business district of Huntington. It developed between about 1845 and 1942 and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne style architecture in the United States, Romanesque Revival, Neoclassical, and Commercial style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Moore/Carlew Building and Hotel LaFontaine. Other notable buildings include the Hotel Huntington (1848), Opera House (1881), Lewis Block, Huntington County Courthouse (1904), old Post Office (1916), Citizens' State Bank (c. 1927), City Hall / Fire Station (1904), Huntington Light and Fuel Building, Our Sunday Visitor building (1926), YMCA (1929), and Huntington Theater (1904, 1940).[2]
Huntington Courthouse Square Historic District | |
 Huntington County Courthouse, May 2012 | |
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 Interactive map showing the location for Huntington Courthouse Square Historic District | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by State, Court and Cherry Sts., Park Dr. and the alley between Warren and Guilford Sts., Huntington, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°52′52″N 85°29′37″W / 40.88111°N 85.49361°W |
| Area | 27.3 acres (11.0 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque, Neoclassical, Commercial Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001163[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 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 April 1, 2016. Note: This includes Nancy Weintraut and Jane Nolan (June 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Huntington Courthouse Square Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016., site map, and Accompanying photographs.
