Walnut Street Historic District | |
![]() South Walnut Street, January 2012 | |
Location | Roughly Walnut St. from Washington to Victor Sts., Muncie, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 40°11′31″N85°23′11″W / 40.19194°N 85.38639°W Coordinates: 40°11′31″N85°23′11″W / 40.19194°N 85.38639°W |
Area | 18 acres (7.3 ha) |
Architect | Taylor, James Knox; Et al. |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, 20th Century Functional |
MPS | Downtown Muncie MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 88002112 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 17, 1989 |
Walnut Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. It encompasses 66 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object, and is located in the central business district of Muncie. The district includes notable examples of Italianate, Late Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Beaux-Arts style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Moore-Youse-Maxon House, Roberts Hotel, and Goddard Warehouse. Other notable buildings include the Patterson Bock (c. 1876), McNaughton Block (1901-1903), Mitchell Block (1909), American National Bank Building (1924), Marsh Block (1888), and the Old Post Office designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor (1907, 1930). [2] :50–53
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]
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