Delphi City Hall

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Delphi City Hall
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Location 105-109 Washington St., Delphi, Indiana
Coordinates 40°35′12″N86°40′26″W / 40.58667°N 86.67389°W / 40.58667; -86.67389 Coordinates: 40°35′12″N86°40′26″W / 40.58667°N 86.67389°W / 40.58667; -86.67389
Area less than one acre
Built 1865 (1865), 1881
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 98001525 [1]
Added to NRHP December 17, 1998

Delphi City Hall, also known as the Assian-Ruffing Building and Old City Hall-Opera House, is a historic city hall located at 105-109 Washington Street in Delphi, Indiana. It was built in 1865, and is a three-story, Italianate style red brick building. The third floor was remodeled for use as an opera house in 1881. The building was damaged by a fire in December 1914 and the third floor has remained vacant since. [2] :5, 7

Seat of local government chief administrative building of a municipality

In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre, a guildhall, a Rathaus (German), or a municipal building, is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city or town council, its associated departments, and their employees. It also usually functions as the base of the mayor of a city, town, borough, or county/shire.

Delphi, Indiana City in Indiana, United States

Delphi is a city in and the county seat of Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located twenty minutes northeast of Lafayette, it is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,893 at the 2010 census.

Italianate architecture 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture

The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1] It is located in the Delphi Courthouse Square Historic District.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

Delphi Courthouse Square Historic District

The Delphi Courthouse Square Historic District in Delphi, Indiana is a 23-acre (9.3 ha) area roughly bounded by Monroe, Main, Market and Indiana Streets. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. It includes Italianate architecture and Classical Revival architecture and work by Elmer Dunlap among its 31 contributing buildings.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01.Note: This includes Martha B. Justice (August 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Delphi City Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.