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Washington Street-Monument Circle Historic District

Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District
Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis.jpg
Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis, January 2010
Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District is located in Indianapolis
Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District
Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District is located in Indianapolis
Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District
Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District is located in Indiana
Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District
Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District is located in the US
Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by Delaware, Ohio, Capitol, and W. Maryland Sts., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates 39°46′04″N 86°09′29″W / 39.76778°N 86.15806°W / 39.76778; -86.15806Coordinates: 39°46′04″N 86°09′29″W / 39.76778°N 86.15806°W / 39.76778; -86.15806
Area 31.1 acres (12.6 ha)
Built 1852 (1852)
Architect Rubush & Hunter; Vonnegut & Bohn
Architectural style Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference # 97001179
Added to NRHP September 26, 1997

Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District is a national historic district located at Indianapolis, Indiana. The district encompasses 40 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the central business district of Indianapolis centered on Monument Circle. It developed between about 1852 and 1946, and includes representative examples of Italianate, Greek Revival, and Art Deco style architecture. Eighteen of the contributing buildings are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Other notable buildings include the L.S. Ayres & Co. Department Store (1905 and later), Kahn Tailoring Company Building (1915), Hannaman and Duzan Building (1852), Odd Fellows Building (1907-1908), Hotel Harrison (1927-1928), Guaranty Building (1922-1923), Circle Tower (1929-1930), Consolidated Building (1909), and Turner Building and Savings Association (1941).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.



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