Hobart Commercial District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | Roughly bounded by Lake George, the Norfolk Southern rail line, and Center and 2nd Sts.. Hobart, Indiana |
Coordinates: | 41.5319°N -87.2547°W |
Builder: | Reinert, Keith; Simon, Louis; Lightner, Seward |
Architecture: | Italianate, Classical Revival, Art Deco |
Added: | December 16, 2014 |
Refnum: | 14001037[1] |
Hobart Commercial District is a national historic district located at Hobart, Lake County, Indiana. The district encompasses 38 contributing buildings in the central business district of Hobart. It developed between about 1869 and 1963, and includes notable example of Italianate, Classical Revival, and Art Deco style architecture. Notable buildings include the Verplank Building (1928), Orcutt Hotel and Office / Mander Building (1915), Fiester Building (1907), Fiester Building (1890-1893), Hobart Bank (c. 1884, c. 1930), Art Theater (c. 1941), Ben Ack Building (1926), Hobart Post Office (1936-1937, 1966), Roper Building / American Bank and Trust (1890, 1926), First State Bank (1888, 1922), Lake George Hotel / Stocker Building (c. 1888), Schultz Brothers Variety Store (1947), and the Kostbase Building (1950).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]