Ellettsville Downtown Historic District Explained

Ellettsville Downtown Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Main, Sale, Walnut and Association Sts., Ellettsville, Indiana
Coordinates:39.2383°N -86.6247°W
Architect:Fletcher, George W.; et.al.
Architecture:Early Commercial, Queen Anne
Added:September 20, 2006
Refnum:06000849

Ellettsville Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Ellettsville, Monroe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 50 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Ellettsville. It developed between about 1840 and 1953, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Early Commercial, Gothic Revival, and Bungalow/American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the Robert Stimson House (c. 1840), May Presley House (C. 1850), Bradford House (c. 1878), George W. Fletcher House (c. 1875), Wickens House (1909), Capt. Gilbert Perry House (c. 1890), I.O.O.F. Building (c. 1885), Town Hall (1927), Masonic Building (1895), Knights of Pythias Building (c. 1895), First United Methodist Church (1900), and First Baptist Church (1909).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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: Ellettsville Downtown Historic District. 2016-05-01. Steve Wyatt. PDF. June 2004. and Accompanying photographs.