Melodeon Hall

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Melodeon Hall
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Melodeon Hall, November 2009
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Location210 N. Morgan St., Rushville, Indiana
Coordinates 39°36′30″N85°26′46″W / 39.60833°N 85.44611°W / 39.60833; -85.44611
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1872 (1872)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 73000041 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1973

Melodeon Hall is a historic meeting hall and theatre building located at Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1872, and is a two-story, Late Victorian style brick building. The Melodeon Hall is located on the second floor and measures 58 feet wide by 42 feet long. The lower-level houses three shops. [2] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] It is located in the Rushville Commercial 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 June 1, 2016.Note: This includes Paul W. Barada (August 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Melodeon Hall" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.