Kixmiller's Store

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Kixmiller's Store
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Kixmiller's Store, April 2011
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LocationCarlise and Indianapolis Sts., Freelandville, Widner Township, Knox County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°51′54″N87°18′19″W / 38.86500°N 87.30528°W / 38.86500; -87.30528
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1866 (1866), 1878
NRHP reference No. 78000035 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1978

Kixmiller's Store was a historic commercial building located at Freelandville in Widner Township, Knox County, Indiana. Built in 1866 and expanded in 1878, it was a two-story, block long, brick building containing four storefronts. The building measured 140 feet by 108 feet by 135 feet. Its architecture reflected some Italianate style design influences. [2] :2 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

Kixmiller's was demolished by its owner on February 20, 2017, as structural deterioration had left it in a dangerous and irreparable state. [3]

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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 2015-08-01.Note: This includes Mary Sakal (July 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kixmiller's Store" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. Cohen, Jess. "Kixmiller building comes down", Sun-sommercial , 2017-02-22. Accessed 2019-02-20.