Spencer Town Hall and Fire Station explained

Spencer Town Hall and Fire Station
Location:84 S. Washington St., Spencer, Indiana
Coordinates:39.2853°N -86.7611°W
Built:-1898
Architect:Repath & Pickens
Architecture:Romanesque, Romanesque Revival
Added:August 19, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:82000027

Spencer Town Hall and Fire Station is a historic town hall and fire station located at Spencer, Owen County, Indiana. It was built in 1897–1898, and is a two-story, rectangular, Romanesque Revival style limestone building with a corner bell tower. It measures 24 feet wide and 61 feet long and has a hipped roof. The building was used for municipal purposes until 1975.[1] In 2005, the building housed law offices.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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. 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Spencer Town Hall and Fire Station. 2016-06-01. Elmer E. Lyon. PDF. May 1980. and Accompanying photographs.