Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District
|
|
Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis, January 2010
|
|
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°WCoordinates: 39°46′04″N 86°09′29″W / 39.76778°N 86.15806°W |
Area | 31.1 acres (12.6 ha) |
Built | 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.