Portland Commercial Historic District Explained

Portland Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly, Meridian St. from Arch St. to the S. Meridian St. Bridge, and Main and Walnut Sts. from Ship to Court Sts., Portland, Indiana
Coordinates:40.4333°N -84.9803°W
Architect:McLaughlin & Hulsken; Wenderoth, Oscar
Architecture:Italianate, Romanesque, Neoclassical, Early Commercial
Added:May 30, 1996
Refnum:96000600

Portland Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Portland, Jay County, Indiana. It encompasses 58 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Portland. The district developed between about 1870 and 1945, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Classical Revival, and Early Commercial style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Jay County Courthouse. Other notable contributing resources include the U.S. Post Office (1914) designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Oscar Wenderoth, Portland Fire Station #1 (1929), Citizens Bank (c. 1875, 1912), FOE Eagles Lodge (1883), Johnson Building (c. 1900), Stevens Building (1910), Walnut Street Church of Christ (1913), and South Meridian Street Bridge (1914).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

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: Portland Commercial Historic District. 2016-04-01. Jane R. Nolan. PDF. November 1995., Site Map, and Accompanying photographs.