Farmers Club (Seymour, Indiana)

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Farmers Club, June 2011
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Location105 S. Chestnut St., Seymour, Indiana
Coordinates 38°57′28″N85°53′22″W / 38.95778°N 85.88944°W / 38.95778; -85.88944 Coordinates: 38°57′28″N85°53′22″W / 38.95778°N 85.88944°W / 38.95778; -85.88944
Arealess than one acre
Built1914 (1914)
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No. 83000037 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1983

Farmers Club is a historic clubhouse located at Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana. It was built in 1914, and is a 1+12-story, Beaux-Arts style brick building with Indiana limestone embellishments. The main entrance features flanking Ionic order columns, round arch transom, and projecting piers. The building houses the local chamber of commerce. [2] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] It is located in the Seymour Commercial Historic District.

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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 2016-04-01.Note: This includes Edwin J. Boley (January 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Farmers Club" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.