Attica Downtown Historic District Explained

Attica Downtown Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly, Perry St. between Jackson and Ferry Sts. and Main and Mill Sts. between Third and Brady Sts., Attica, Indiana
Coordinates:40.2942°N -87.2497°W
Architect:Simon, Louis
Architecture:Gothic Revival, Art Deco, Classical Revival
Added:September 16, 1993
Refnum:93000951

Attica Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Attica, Fountain County, Indiana. The district encompasses 50 contributing buildings in the central business district of Attica. It developed between about 1840 and 1942, and includes notable examples of Art Deco, Gothic Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the U.S. Post Office (1935) designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon, McDonald House (1840), Revere Hotel (1853), and I.O.O.F Building (c. 1870).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Attica Downtown Historic District . 2015-11-01. Linda Weintraut and Jane Nolan. PDF. December 1992. and Accompanying photographs and site map.