Lombard Building (Indianapolis, Indiana)

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Lombard Building
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Lombard Building, January 2010
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Location22-28 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates 39°46′2″N86°9′26″W / 39.76722°N 86.15722°W / 39.76722; -86.15722 Coordinates: 39°46′2″N86°9′26″W / 39.76722°N 86.15722°W / 39.76722; -86.15722
Arealess than one acre
Built1893 (1893)
ArchitectR. P. Daggett & Co.
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No. 82000068 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 1, 1982

Lombard Building is a historic commercial building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1893, and is a six-story, rectangular, Renaissance Revival style masonry, iron, and timber-framed building. The two center bays are subtly bowed on the upper stories. It is located between the Marott's Shoes Building and former Hotel Washington. [2] :2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] It is located in the Washington Street-Monument Circle 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 2016-08-01.Note: This includes David R. Hermansen (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lombard Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs