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Cambridge City Historic District

Cambridge City Historic District
VintonHouse CambridgeCityIN.jpg
Vinton House, May 2004
Cambridge City Historic District is located in Indiana
Cambridge City Historic District
Cambridge City Historic District is located in the US
Cambridge City Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by Boundary, Maple, High and Fourth Sts., Cambridge City, Indiana
Coordinates 39°48′41″N 85°10′16″W / 39.81139°N 85.17111°W / 39.81139; -85.17111Coordinates: 39°48′41″N 85°10′16″W / 39.81139°N 85.17111°W / 39.81139; -85.17111
Area 170 acres (69 ha)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate, Federal
NRHP Reference # 91000787
Added to NRHP June 14, 1991

Cambridge City Historic District is a national historic district located at Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana. The district encompasses 572 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Cambridge City. It developed between about 1838 and 1939 and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Federal style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Conklin-Montgomery House and Lackey-Overbeck House. Other notable contributing buildings include the Vinton House (1849), Opera House (1876), Western Wayne Bank (c. 1884), Grand Theater (c. 1880), Knights of Pythias Building (1899), Public Library (1936), U.S. Post Office (1940), City Building (1901), Crum-Swiggett House (c. 1840), Old Bertsch Foundry (1853), Presbyterian Church (1858), St. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Church (1880), and Central School (1935).

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.



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