Brownell Block/Senger Dry Goods Company Building Explained

Brownell Block/Senger Dry Goods Company Building
Location:Broadway and 5th Sts., Peru, Indiana
Coordinates:40.755°N -86.0694°W
Built:-1884
Architect:Goodall, J. B.
Architecture:Italianate
Added:September 1, 1983
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:83000007

Brownell Block, also known as the Senger Dry Goods Company Building, is a historic commercial building located at Peru, Miami County, Indiana. It was built in 1883–1884, as a three-story, Italianate style brick building faced with a molded stone veneer. The rectangular building measures 66 feet, 6 inches, by 132 feet. It has a two-story addition and features projecting bays on the second and third floors. The building was home to Senger Dry Goods Company for 70 years.[1] It houses the Miami County Museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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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. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brownell Block/Senger Dry Goods Company Building. 2016-05-01. Robert A. Spahr. PDF. March 1983. and Accompanying photographs.