Downtown Auburn Historic District Explained

Downtown Auburn Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by E. and W. Fourth, N. and S. Cedar, E. Twelfth, and N. and S. Jackson Sts., Auburn, Indiana
Coordinates:41.3667°N -85.055°W
Architect:Mahurin & Mahurin; Et al.
Architecture:Classical Revival, Late Victorian, Romanesque Revival; Colonial Revival
Added:September 10, 1986
Refnum:86002858

Downtown Auburn Historic District is a national historic district located at Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana. The district encompasses 52 contributing buildings in the central business district of Auburn. The district developed between about 1870 and 1935, and includes notable examples of Victorian, Classical Revival, Romanesque Revival, and Colonial Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the DeKalb County Courthouse (1911-1914), Henry Opera House (1917), DeKalb County Jail (1918), Commercial Club (1917), Auburn City Hall (1913), South Interurban Station (c. 1910), Dilgard Building (c. 1920–1930), Y.M.C.A. Building (193-1914), Auburn Hotel (1922), U.S. Post Office (1934), and Masonic Temple (c. 1922).[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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. 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Auburn Historic District . 2015-09-01. Bruce Johnson. PDF. September 1984. and Accompanying photographs.