L.S. Ayres Annex Warehouse Explained

L.S. Ayres Annex Warehouse
Coordinates:39.7658°N -86.1583°W
Architecture:Italianate
Added:April 23, 1973
Refnum:73000033

L.S. Ayres Annex Warehouse, also known as Elliott's Block Nos. 14-22, is a historic warehouse building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1875 by the L.S. Ayres department store, and is a three-story, rectangular Italianate style brick building with an elaborate cast iron first story storefront. Other decorative elements are in stone, brick, and sheet metal. It measures 72 feet, 6 inches, wide and 49 feet, 6 inches, deep. It features Corinthian order columns as part of the cast iron facade.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

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. 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: L.S. Ayres Annex Warehouse . 2016-08-01. David R. Hermansen and Wesley I. Shank. PDF. August 1971. and Accompanying photographs