Farmland Downtown Historic District

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Farmland Downtown Historic District
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Farmland Downtown Historic District, May 2010
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LocationMain St. from the alley S of Henry St. to William St., Farmland, Indiana
Coordinates 40°11′27″N85°07′42″W / 40.19083°N 85.12833°W / 40.19083; -85.12833 Coordinates: 40°11′27″N85°07′42″W / 40.19083°N 85.12833°W / 40.19083; -85.12833
Area5.3 acres (2.1 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
ArchitectKaufman, William S.
Architectural styleMultiple
NRHP reference No. 94001124 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1994

Farmland Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Farmland, Randolph County, Indiana.

The district encompasses 26 contributing buildings in the central business district of Farmland. The district developed between about 1880 and 1944 and includes notable examples of Italianate, Renaissance Revival, Romanesque Revival, Commercial style, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture.

Notable buildings include the I.O.O.F. building (1898), Retter Hotel (c. 1860, 1920), Goodrich Brothers grain elevator (1919), Clayton Block (1899), McCormick and Yount Hardware Store (c. 1880), Knights of Pythias Building (1908), Farmland City Building (1923), The Opera House (c. 1885), and J.W. Clayton Building (1898, c. 1920). [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [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 2016-06-01.Note: This includes Camille B. Fife and Thomas W. Salmon, II (January 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Farmland Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.