Shelbyville Commercial Historic District Explained

Shelbyville Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Broadway, Tompkins, Mechanic, and Noble Sts., Shelbyville, Indiana
Coordinates:39.5242°N -85.7758°W
Architect:Multiple
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Arts & Crafts
Added:August 9, 1984
Refnum:84001638

Shelbyville Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana. The district encompasses 149 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district of Shelbyville. It developed between about 1822 and the 1930s, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Second Empire, Beaux-Arts, Classical Revival, and Art Deco style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Shelbyville Central Schools Administrative Offices (1912), Carnegie Library (1902), First Baptist Church (1903), St. Joseph Catholic Church and School (1908), Civic Center (1932), Melton Jewelry Store (1886), Blessing-Deprez Building (1869), Knights of Pythias (1901), Cherry Building (1889), I.O.O.F. Building (1895), Old High School Building (1886), and a statue of Charles Major (1929).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

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. 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shelbyville Commercial Historic District. 2016-07-01. Jack Warble and Robert T. Thopy. PDF. January 1981., site map, and Accompanying photographs