Taylor Carpet Company Building Explained

Taylor Carpet Company Building
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:39.7672°N -86.1589°W
Built:, 1906
Architecture:Chicago, Beaux Arts, Art Moderne
Added:March 1, 1984
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:84001192

Taylor Carpet Company Building is a historic commercial building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1897, and is a seven-story, rectangular, Beaux-Arts style building. The top three stories were added in 1906. The front facade is faced with buff terra cotta and the upper stories feature large Chicago style window openings. The first two floors are faced with an Art Moderne style stone veneer. It is located next to the Indianapolis News Building. The building housed the Taylor Carpet Company, in operation until 1936.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is located in the Washington Street-Monument Circle Historic District.

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. 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Taylor Carpet Company Building . 2016-08-01. Samuel A. Roberson & Associates. PDF. November 1983. and Accompanying photographs