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Green Block
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Green Block, July 2010
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Location109-115 E. Lexington, Elkhart, Indiana
Coordinates 41°41′11″N85°58′20″W / 41.68639°N 85.97222°W / 41.68639; -85.97222
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1895 (1895)
ArchitectEllwood, A. H.
NRHP reference No. 80000035 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 1980

Green Block, also known as the Smith Frye Building, is a historic commercial building located in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1895, and is a two-story, eclectic Italianate style brick commercial building. It features projecting pressed metal bays above each storefront and at the corners and arched second story openings with balconies. [2] :2

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] It is located in the Elkhart Downtown 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 October 1, 2015.Note: This includes David Osborne and Terry Hershberger (May 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Green Block" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.