Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District Explained

Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly along Main St., roughly bounded by E. Jackson, and Second Sts., Waterfall Dr., and Tyler Ave., Elkhart, Indiana
Coordinates:41.6844°N -85.9717°W
Architect:Turnock, Enoch Hill
Architecture:Italianate, Queen Anne, Classical Revival
Added:September 26, 1997
Refnum:97001178

Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. The district encompasses 59 contributing buildings in the central business district of Elkhart. It was developed between about 1868 and 1930, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Green Block, Lerner Theatre, and Young Women's Christian Association. Other notable buildings include the Cornish Block (c. 1875), Franklin Street Station (1895), Menges Building (1908), former Post Office (1905), Midwest Museum of Modern Art (1922), Elkhart Water Company, Masonic Temple, Rowe Block (1900), and Dreves Building (c. 1915).[1]

It was added to 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. 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District. 2015-10-01. Glory-June Grieff. PDF. December 1996. and Accompanying photographs.