Union City Commercial Historic District

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Union City Commercial Historic District
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Kerr Block, May 2010
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LocationRoughly bounded by W. Oak, N. Union, W. Smith, and N. Howard Sts., Union City, Indiana
Coordinates 40°11′56″N84°48′30″W / 40.19889°N 84.80833°W / 40.19889; -84.80833
Area16 acres (6.5 ha)
Architectural styleItalianate, Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 99000303 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1999

Union City Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Union City, Randolph County, Indiana. The district encompasses 53 contributing buildings in the central business district of Union City. The district developed between about 1870 and 1948 and includes notable examples of Italianate and Romanesque Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Raphael Kirshbaum Building. Other notable buildings include the Jackson Building (1892), J.K. Building (1889), Grazhs Building (1893), and Union City Post Office (1935). [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places, in 1999. [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 June 1, 2016.Note: This includes John Warner (March 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Union City Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.