Fairmount Commercial Historic District

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Fairmount Commercial Historic District
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Fairmount Commercial Historic District, July 2012
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Location205-101 S. Main, 102-124 N. Main, 124-102 S. Main, 101-123 N. Main, 107 W. 1st, 119-117 W. Washington, Fairmount, Indiana
Coordinates 40°24′57″N85°39′02″W / 40.41583°N 85.65056°W / 40.41583; -85.65056 Coordinates: 40°24′57″N85°39′02″W / 40.41583°N 85.65056°W / 40.41583; -85.65056
Area3.8 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1884 (1884)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No. 99000295 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1999

Fairmount Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Fairmount, Grant County, Indiana. It encompasses 31 contributing buildings in the central business district of Fairmount. It developed between about 1884 and 1945, and includes notable examples of Italianate and Romanesque Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Scott Opera House (1884), M.A. Hiatt Building (1900), Bogue Block (1889), J.W. Dale Block (1889), Fairmount Block (1901), Fairmount Public Library (1891-1893), Odd Fellow Block (1902), and Masonic Temple (1904). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01.Note: This includes Elizabeth Morton (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fairmount Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01., site map, and Accompanying photographs.