Winchester Courthouse Square Historic District Explained

Winchester Courthouse Square Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by North St., and the alleys located to the E of Main St., Winchester, Indiana
Coordinates:40.1742°N -84.9722°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for Winchester Courthouse Square Historic District
Architect:Johnson, J.C.; et.al.
Architecture:Italianate, Romanesque, et.al.
Added:August 9, 2001
Refnum:01000405

Winchester Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana. The district encompasses 52 contributing buildings and 10 contributing structures in the central business district of Winchester. The district developed between about 1875 and 1950 and includes notable examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Randolph County Courthouse (1875), U.S. Post Office (1932), I.O.O.F. Hall (c. 1875), Winchester Community Library (1906), Masonic Lodge (c. 1925), Randolph Hotel (c. 1910), David Building (1927), and W.E. Miller Department Store (1883). Notable structures include the "Spirit of the Doughboy" monument (1928), Lamp of Freedom (c. 1950), Soldiers and Sailors monument (1892), and Laredo Taft Marker (c. 1936).[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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: Winchester Courthouse Square Historic District. 2016-06-01. Julie Zent. PDF. April 2000. and Accompanying photographs.