Courthouse Historic District (Logansport, Indiana)

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Courthouse Historic District
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Four buildings on Broadway, January 2012
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LocationRoughly between Third and Sixth Sts., E. Melbourne Ave. and High St., Logansport, Indiana
Coordinates 40°45′14″N86°21′53″W / 40.75389°N 86.36472°W / 40.75389; -86.36472 Coordinates: 40°45′14″N86°21′53″W / 40.75389°N 86.36472°W / 40.75389; -86.36472
Area55 acres (22 ha)
Built byBarnes, James I.
ArchitectCrain, J.E.
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No. 99000294 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1999

Courthouse Historic District is a national historic district located at Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. The district encompasses 79 contributing buildings and one contributing site in the central business district of Logansport. It has a mix of institutional, governmental, and commercial buildings and notable examples of Late Victorian and Romanesque Revival style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Masonic Hall (1896), Elks Lodge No. 66 (1907), Douglass Building (c. 1915), McCaffey Building (c. 1880), Logansport-Cass County Public Library (1942), The State Theater (c. 1930), United States Post Office (1925), Bank Building (c. 1870), and Watts Building (1901). [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 2015-08-01.Note: This includes Camille B. Fife (September 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Courthouse Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.