Farmland Downtown Historic District Explained

Farmland Downtown Historic District
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Location:Main St. from the alley S of Henry St. to William St., Farmland, Indiana
Coordinates:40.1908°N -85.1283°W
Architect:Kaufman, William S.
Architecture:Multiple
Added:September 8, 1994
Refnum:94001124

Farmland Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Farmland, Randolph County, Indiana.

The district encompasses 26 contributing buildings in the central business district of Farmland. The district developed between about 1880 and 1944 and includes notable examples of Italianate, Renaissance Revival, Romanesque Revival, Commercial style, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture.

Notable buildings include the I.O.O.F. building (1898), Retter Hotel (c. 1860, 1920), Goodrich Brothers grain elevator (1919), Clayton Block (1899), McCormick and Yount Hardware Store (c. 1880), Knights of Pythias Building (1908), Farmland City Building (1923), The Opera House (c. 1885), and J.W. Clayton Building (1898, c. 1920).[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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. 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Farmland Downtown Historic District. 2016-06-01. Camille B. Fife and Thomas W. Salmon, II. PDF. January 1994. and Accompanying photographs.