Rensselaer Courthouse Square Historic District

Rensselaer Courthouse Square Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Rensselaer Courthouse Square Historic District, April 2012
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Location	Roughly between Cullen and Front Sts. along W. Washington St., Rensselaer, Indiana
Coordinates	40°56′10″N87°09′07″W / 40.93611°N 87.15194°W / 40.93611; -87.15194
Area	36.5 acres (14.8 ha)
Built	1868;157 years ago (1868)
Architect	Grindle & Weatherhogg, Simon Thompson, A. Wasson Coen
Architectural style	Italianate, Romanesque, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	12000185 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 10, 2012

Rensselaer Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Rensselaer, Indiana. It encompasses 37 contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and three contributing objects in the central business district of Rensselaer. The district developed between about 1868 and 1955, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Gothic Revival, Classical Revival, Art Deco, and Modern style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Jasper County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the Mobil Service Station (1955), Murray Building (1906), A. Leopold Building (1881), First National Bank Building (1917), IOOF Lodge (1895), Eigelsbach Building (1899), Eger Grocery (c. 1930), and Worden Building (1928). ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/09/12 through 4/13/12. National Park Service. April 20, 2012.
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 Kurt West Garner (August 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rensselaer Courthouse Square Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.