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St. John of the Cross Episcopal Church, Rectory and Cemetery is a historic Episcopal church complex located at Bristol, Elkhart County, Indiana. The church was built between 1843 and 1847, and is a one-story, Gothic Revival style frame building. It has a projecting bell tower with octagonal roof and lancet windows. The associated rectory was built in 1830, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. The complex also includes the contributing church cemetery.
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Morehous Residential Historic District is a national historic district located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. The district encompasses 110 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Elkhart. It was developed between about 1910 and 1950, and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, Prairie School, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the Roosevelt School (1921) and Simpson Memorial Methodist Church (1923).
Downtown Nappanee Historic District is a national historic district located at Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana. The district encompasses 26 contributing buildings in the central business district of Nappanee. It was developed between about 1874 and 1939, and includes notable examples of Italianate and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Bechtel Building (1888), U.S. Post Office, Dietrich Block, Kaufman's Department Store (1902), First National Bank, Yoder's Garage, B&O Depot, Hartman Brothers Building, and Farmers and Traders Bank (1915).
Fort Wayne Street Bridge, also known as the County Bridge #403 and Indiana Avenue Bridge, is a historic Pennsylvania truss bridge located at Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1896 by the Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Co. and spans the Elkhart River. The bridge measures 180 feet long and has a 23-foot-wide roadway.
The Indiana Oxygen Company Building is a historic industrial building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1930, and consists of a two-story, rectangular main building on a raised basement, with an attached one-story, "U"-shaped warehouse. Both building are constructed of brick. The main building features applied Art Deco style limestone and metal decoration.
Bucklen Theatre, also known as the Elkhart Opera House, was a historic theatre located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1883, and was a three-story, five bay, red brick building. It was demolished in 1986.
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- ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01.Note: This includes Laura Weyrauch (May 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Buescher Band Instrument Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.
