Dixie Garage

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Dixie Garage
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Dixie Garage, November 2011
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LocationIN 56 and Sinclair Ave., West Baden Springs, Indiana
Coordinates 38°33′49″N86°36′52″W / 38.56361°N 86.61444°W / 38.56361; -86.61444 Coordinates: 38°33′49″N86°36′52″W / 38.56361°N 86.61444°W / 38.56361; -86.61444
Arealess than one acre
Built1918 (1918)-1920
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No. 01000983 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 2001

Dixie Garage, also known as the Nash Garage, is a historic automobile repair shop located at West Baden Springs, Orange County, Indiana. It was built between 1918 and 1920, and is a large one-story, brick building with a barrel vaulted roof. It is square in plan and features curved parapets and corner piers. Inside the building is a two-story, concrete block structure. The building housed an automobile repair shop until the late 1930s, after which it housed a skating rink, bottling plant, and wood manufacturer. [2] :5,9,21

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [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 2016-06-01.Note: This includes Cynthia Brubaker (February 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dixie Garage" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.