Noblesville Commercial Historic District

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Noblesville Commercial Historic District
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Noblesville Commercial Historic District, September 2005
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LocationRoughly bounded by Clinton, 10th, Maple and 8th Sts., Noblesville, Indiana
Coordinates 40°2′44″N86°00′49″W / 40.04556°N 86.01361°W / 40.04556; -86.01361
Area14 acres (5.7 ha)
ArchitectMay, Edwin; Parsons, William R.
Architectural styleRenaissance, Gothic, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 91001862 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1991

Noblesville Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana. It encompasses 54 contributing buildings in the central business district of Noblesville. It developed between about 1875 and 1931, and includes notable examples of Gothic Revival, Italianate, and Renaissance Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Hamilton County Courthouse Square, which includes the courthouse (1877-1879) and Sheriff's Residence and Jail (1875). Other notable buildings include the Indiana Union Traction Company Station (1906), Lacy Block (1888), Evers Block (1889), U.S. Post Office (1906), U.S. Post Office (1931), and First Christian Church (1897-1898). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]

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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 April 1, 2016.Note: This includes Carol Ann Schweikert (March 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Noblesville Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.