East Washington Street Historic District (Martinsville, Indiana) Explained

East Washington Street Historic District
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Location:Roughly, E. Washington St. from Sycamore to Crawford Sts., Martinsville, Indiana
Coordinates:39.4269°N -86.4214°W
Architecture:Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Added:April 18, 1997
Refnum:97000306

East Washington Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana. The district encompasses 64 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 7 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Martinsville. It developed between about 1869 and 1940, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Classical Revival, and Colonial Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Neely House. Other notable buildings include the Martinsville Presbyterian Church (1881, 1900), Sweet House (c. 1905), Gum House (c. 1890), Hubbard-Gano House (c. 1915), Frank Oak Branch House (1916), and Francesconi House (c. 1910).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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: East Washington Street Historic District. 2016-05-01. Laura Thayer and Christina Petlichkoff Jones. PDF. March 1996., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.