Courthouse Square Historic District (Greencastle, Indiana) Explained

Courthouse Square Historic District
Nrhp Type:	hd
Nocat:	yes
Location:	Roughly bounded by College Ave, Walnut, Market, and Franklin Streets, Greencastle, Indiana
Coordinates:	39.6439°N -86.8644°W
Built:	1823
Architect:	Multiple
Architecture:	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Added:	March 1, 1984
Refnum:	84001237

Courthouse Square Historic District, also known as Courthouse Square District, is a national historic district in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. In 1984, the historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The district includes seventy-six different contributing properties. Since the first years after Greencastle was platted in the early nineteenth century, the land included in the district has been the center of commerce and government for the area.

At its center is the Putnam County Courthouse: the current courthouse, built in 1905, is the fourth building to occupy the site.^{[1] [2]} Other historic buildings include the Old National Bank building at 1 N Indiana Street.

Notes and References

1. Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. Putnam County Interim Report. Indianapolis: Indiana Landmarks, 1982-04, 59.
2. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Courthouse Square Historic District. 2016-06-01. Charles R. Niehaus. PDF. September 1983., site map, and Accompanying photographs.