Roann Historic District

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Roann Historic District
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Church south of Pike in Roann, January 2013
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LocationRoughly bounded by State Road 16 and West, Ohio, and Beamer Sts., Roann and Paw Paw Township, Wabash County, Indiana
Coordinates 40°54′40″N85°55′30″W / 40.91111°N 85.92500°W / 40.91111; -85.92500 Coordinates: 40°54′40″N85°55′30″W / 40.91111°N 85.92500°W / 40.91111; -85.92500
Area116 acres (47 ha)
ArchitectNeedham Brothers; Brown, Everett
Architectural styleGothic, Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No. 13000093 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 2013

Roann Historic District is a national historic district located at Roann and Paw Paw Township, Wabash County, Indiana. It encompasses 117 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Roann. It developed between about 1853 and 1961, and includes representative examples of Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Second Empire, Colonial Revival, and Streamline Moderne style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Roann Covered Bridge, Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library, and Thomas J. Lewis House. Other notable buildings include the First Brethren Church (1891), Dersham House and Veterinary Clinic (c. 1885), Roann Christian Church (1961), Watson House (c. 1940), Universalist Church (1875), Roann Methodist Church (1898), Paw Paw Township School (1941), James Van Buskirk House (c. 1873), Halderman Building (c. 1885), U.S. Post Office and Medical Building (1958), Nicely Oil Service Station (1938), Comer Building (1920), and Spiece House (c. 1885). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/18/13 through 3/22/13. National Park Service. 2013-03-29.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (August 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Roann Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., Site map, Quad map, and Accompanying photographs