Greensburg Downtown Historic District (Greensburg, Indiana)

Greensburg Downtown Historic District

The Decatur County Courthouse, the core of the district
Location Roughly, area surrounding the courthouse square, Greensburg, Indiana
Coordinates 39°20′15″N 85°29′1″W / 39.33750°N 85.48361°W / 39.33750; -85.48361Coordinates: 39°20′15″N 85°29′1″W / 39.33750°N 85.48361°W / 39.33750; -85.48361
Area 15 acres (6.1 ha)
Architect May, Edwin G.
Architectural style Italianate, Queen Anne, Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 95001113[1]
Added to NRHP September 14, 1995

The Greensburg Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana. It encompasses 67 contributing buildings and 3 contributing objects in the central business district of Greensburg. The district developed between about 1854 and 1945, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Decatur County Courthouse and Knights of Pythias Building and Theatre. Other notable buildings include the Palmer Building (c. 1860), YMCA (1915), City Hall (1874), U.S Post Office, George E. Erdmann Building (1908), .[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Linda Weintraut (February 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Lawrenceburg Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-01. and Accompanying photographs and map.


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