Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District

Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District

Howard County Courthouse, October 2005
Location Bounded by Taylor St. on the N., Market St. on the E., Superior St. on the S., Washington St. on the W., Kokomo, Indiana
Coordinates 40°29′13″N 86°07′55″W / 40.48694°N 86.13194°W / 40.48694; -86.13194Coordinates: 40°29′13″N 86°07′55″W / 40.48694°N 86.13194°W / 40.48694; -86.13194
Area 39 acres (16 ha)
Built 1886 (1886)
Architect Cook, Oscar F.
Architectural style Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 08001209[1]
Added to NRHP December 22, 2008

Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana. The district includes 60 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Kokomo. It developed between about 1870 and 1937 and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne architecture, and Romanesque Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Draper Block (1904), Wilson Block (c. 1895), College Building (1909), Howard County Courthouse (1937), and a Railroad Watchman Tower (c. 1940).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "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 2016-04-01. Note: This includes John P. Warner (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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