James M. Amoss Building

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James M. Amoss Building
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James M. Amoss Building, May 2012
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Location110 S. Wabash St.,
Wabash, Indiana
Coordinates 40°47′52″N85°49′15″W / 40.79778°N 85.82083°W / 40.79778; -85.82083
Arealess than one acre
Built1880 (1880)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 84001742 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 30, 1984

The James M. Amoss Building (also known as the Knights of Pythias Building) is a historic commercial building located at 110 Wabash Street in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana.

Description and history

It was constructed in 1880, and is a two-story, three bay wide, Italianate-style brick building with a limestone foundation and quoins. It features a pressed metal dentil cornice and windows framed by limestone pilasters with simple Tuscan order capitals. [2] :2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 1984. [1] It is located in the Downtown Wabash 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 July 1, 2016.Note: This includes Dorothy G. Dekau and Schuette Mohler (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: James M. Amoss Building" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs