Huntington Courthouse Square Historic District Explained

Huntington Courthouse Square Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by State, Court and Cherry Sts., Park Dr. and the alley between Warren and Guilford Sts., Huntington, Indiana
Coordinates:40.8811°N -85.4936°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for Huntington Courthouse Square Historic District
Architect:Multiple
Architecture:Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque, Neoclassical, Commercial Style
Added:September 4, 1992
Refnum:92001163

Huntington Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. The district includes 102 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in the central business district of Huntington. It developed between about 1845 and 1942 and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne style architecture in the United States, Romanesque Revival, Neoclassical, and Commercial style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Moore/Carlew Building and Hotel LaFontaine. Other notable buildings include the Hotel Huntington (1848), Opera House (1881), Lewis Block, Huntington County Courthouse (1904), old Post Office (1916), Citizens' State Bank, City Hall / Fire Station (1904), Huntington Light and Fuel Building, Our Sunday Visitor building (1926), YMCA (1929), and Huntington Theater (1904, 1940).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

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. 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Huntington Courthouse Square Historic District. 2016-04-01. Nancy Weintraut and Jane Nolan. PDF. June 1992., site map, and Accompanying photographs.