Floral Hall (Portland, Indiana)

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Floral Hall
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Floral hall at the Jay County Fairgrounds, January 2012
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LocationW. Votaw and Moton Sts. at the Jay County Fairgrounds, east of Portland, Wayne Township, Jay County, Indiana
Coordinates 40°26′29″N84°58′4″W / 40.44139°N 84.96778°W / 40.44139; -84.96778 Coordinates: 40°26′29″N84°58′4″W / 40.44139°N 84.96778°W / 40.44139; -84.96778
Arealess than one acre
Built1891 (1891)
NRHP reference No. 83000038 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 1, 1983

Floral Hall, also known as The Round House, is a historic building located on the Jay County Fairgrounds in Wayne Township, Jay County, Indiana. It was built in 1891, and is a 2+12-story, octagonal frame building with vertical board siding with battens. Each side measures approximately 33 feet long. [2] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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 Mark A. Miles (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Floral Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.