Huntingburg Commercial Historic District

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Huntingburg Commercial Historic District
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Huntingburg Commercial Historic District, July 2011
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LocationRoughly bounded by Geiger, 4th, Jackson and Market Sts., Huntingburg, Indiana
Coordinates 38°17′44″N86°57′19″W / 38.29556°N 86.95528°W / 38.29556; -86.95528 Coordinates: 38°17′44″N86°57′19″W / 38.29556°N 86.95528°W / 38.29556; -86.95528
Area5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
ArchitectMursinna, Henry; Boyle, Harry
Architectural styleItalianate, Romanesque, et al.
NRHP reference No. 06000517 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 21, 2006

Huntingburg Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntingburg, Dubois County, Indiana. It encompasses 46 contributing buildings in the central business district of Huntingburg. They were built between about 1871 and 1956 and include notable examples of Italianate and Romanesque Revival style architecture and characterized by cast iron and stamped metal storefronts. Located in the district is the separately listed Huntingburg Town Hall and Fire Engine House. Other notable buildings include the Huntingburg Bank (1897), Huntingburg Post Office (1897), A.H. Miller Drug Store (1898), Bolte Building / First National Bank Building (c. 1919), Landgrebe-Kilian Building (1887), The Gem Theater (1920), The Huntingburg Bank (1926), and the American Legion (1950). [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [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 2015-10-01.Note: This includes Judy Olinger (March 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Huntingburg Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs and map.