Taylor Carpet Company Building

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Taylor Carpet Company Building
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Taylor Carpet Company Building, January 2010
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Location26 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates 39°46′2″N86°9′32″W / 39.76722°N 86.15889°W / 39.76722; -86.15889 Coordinates: 39°46′2″N86°9′32″W / 39.76722°N 86.15889°W / 39.76722; -86.15889
Arealess than one acre
Built1897 (1897), 1906
Architectural styleChicago, Beaux Arts, Art Moderne
NRHP reference No. 84001192 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1984

Taylor Carpet Company Building is a historic commercial building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1897, and is a seven-story, rectangular, Beaux-Arts style building. The top three stories were added in 1906. The front facade is faced with buff terra cotta and the upper stories feature large Chicago style window openings. The first two floors are faced with an Art Moderne style stone veneer. It is located next to the Indianapolis News Building. The building housed the Taylor Carpet Company, in operation until 1936. [2] :3–4

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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 Samuel A. Roberson & Associates (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Taylor Carpet Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs