Walnut Street Historic District (Muncie, Indiana) Explained

Walnut Street Historic District
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Location:Roughly Walnut St. from Washington to Victor Sts., Muncie, Indiana
Coordinates:40.1919°N -85.3864°W
Architect:Taylor, James Knox; Et al.
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, 20th Century Functional
Added:February 17, 1989
Refnum:88002112

Walnut Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. It encompasses 66 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object, and is located in the central business district of Muncie. The district includes notable examples of Italianate, Late Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Beaux-Arts style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Moore-Youse-Maxon House, Roberts Hotel, and Goddard Warehouse. Other notable buildings include the Patterson Bock (c. 1876), McNaughton Block (1901-1903), Mitchell Block (1909), American National Bank Building (1924), Marsh Block (1888), and the Old Post Office designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor (1907, 1930).[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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. 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Muncie MRA. 2015-08-01. Gary R. Rice . Lenny Lepola . Gretchen Bookout Cheesman . Paul C. Diebiold . amp . PDF. May 1985. and Accompanying photographs and site map.