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 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 # 78000035 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1978

Kixmiller's Store is a historic commercial building located at Freelandville in Widner Township, Knox County, Indiana. It was built in 1866 and expanded in 1878, and is a two-story, block long, brick building containing four storefronts. The building measures 140 feet by 108 feet by 135 feet. The building reflects some Italianate style design influences. [2] :2

Freelandville, Indiana Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Freelandville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Widner Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 643.

Widner Township, Knox County, Indiana Township in Indiana, United States

Widner Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,132 and it contained 506 housing units.

Knox County, Indiana County in the United States

Knox County is a county located in Indiana in the United States. It was one of two original counties created in the old Northwest Territory in 1790 and was reduced to its present size in 1817. As of 2010, the population was 38,440. The county seat is Vincennes.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It was torn down in 2017 when the front wall of the building fell into State Road 58. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  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.