Linton Commercial Historic District Explained

Linton Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:	hd
Nocat:	yes
Location:	Roughly bounded by B St. N, 1st St. E, A St. S, 1st St. W, Linton, Indiana
Coordinates:	39.0342°N -87.1661°W
Architect:	Patton & Miller Fredick, Ewin T., et al.
Architecture:	Italianate, Romanesque, et al.
Added:	March 30, 2007
Refnum:	07000214

Linton Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Linton, Greene County, Indiana. It encompasses 66 contributing buildings in the central business district of Linton. It developed between about 1870 and 1950, and includes notable examples of Italianate and Romanesque Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Linton Masonic Hall (c. 1900), I.O.O.F. Building (1892), Fourth Vein Coal Company Department Story (c. 1890), Telephone Exchange Building (1910), Linton Post Office (1934), Cine Theater (1938), and Linton City Hall (1913).^[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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: Linton Commercial Historic District. 2016-04-01. Paul Diebold and Amy Walker. PDF. July 2006. and Accompanying photographs.