Marion Downtown Commercial Historic District Explained

Marion Downtown Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by 7th, 2nd, Branson and Gallatin Sts., Marion, Indiana
Coordinates:40.5575°N -85.6597°W
Architect:Myers, Elijiah; Richards, McCarty, and Bulford
Architecture:Italianate, Romanesque, Classical Revival
Added:March 17, 1994
Refnum:94000226

Marion Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Marion, Grant County, Indiana. It encompasses 52 contributing buildings, 2 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Marion. It developed between about 1870 and 1942, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Romanesque, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Grant County Jail and Sheriff's Residence. Other notable buildings are the Grant County Courthouse (1881–1883), Marion Bank Building (c. 1917), Iroquois Building (c. 1895), Dan-Mar Apartments (c. 1900), United Telephone Block (c. 1903), Cecelian Apartments (c. 1915), Marion Post Office (c. 1942), and William Smith Building / Mecca Club (c. 1917).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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: Marion Downtown Commercial Historic District. 2016-04-01. Brad Johnson and Pat Glithero. PDF. September 1992., site map, and Accompanying photographs.