Fraser & Isham Law Office

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Fraser & Isham Law Office
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Fraser & Isham Law Office, May 2011
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Location306 E Fifth St., Fowler, Indiana
Coordinates 40°37′3″N87°19′9″W / 40.61750°N 87.31917°W / 40.61750; -87.31917 Coordinates: 40°37′3″N87°19′9″W / 40.61750°N 87.31917°W / 40.61750; -87.31917
Arealess than one acre
Built1896 (1896), 1952
ArchitectAlexander, James F.
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 00001135 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 2000

Fraser & Isham Law Office, also known as Christopher Law Office, is a historic law office building located at Fowler, Benton County, Indiana. It was built in 1896, and is a one-story, rectangular Romanesque Revival style red brick building. It features mansard and conical roofs and two rounded bays on the front facade. A flat roofed rear addition was erected in 1952. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [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 2015-07-01.Note: This includes Tommy Kleckner (December 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fraser & Isham Law Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.