Franklin Commercial Historic District Explained

Franklin Commercial Historic District
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Location:Roughly E. & W. Court St., Jefferson, Monroe, Main, Franklin, Indiana
Coordinates:39.48°N -86.0553°W
Architect:Bunting, George
Architecture:Classical Revival, Italianate, Romanesque
Added:July 13, 1989
Refnum:89000773

Franklin Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. The district encompasses 32 contributing buildings in the central business district of Franklin. It developed between about 1850 and 1935, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Romanesque, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Johnson County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the Herriott-Clarke Building (1853), former City Hall and Opera House (1895), Artcraft Theater (1924), and Wigwam Mineola Tribe Building (c. 1915).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Gallery

Jackson and Jefferson in Franklin, Indiana.jpg|Jackson & Jefferson StreetsFile:Improved Order of Red Men Wigwam Mineola Tribe No 86 - June 2022 - Sarah Stierch.jpg|Red Men Wigwam

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: Franklin Commercial Historic District. 2016-05-01. Suzanne T. Rollins. PDF. March 1989., Site Map, and Accompanying photographs.