Washington Commercial Historic District (Washington, Indiana)


Washington Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
City Hall, April 2011
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Location	Roughly bounded by Fourth, Hefron and Meridian Sts. and the Chessie System RR, Washington, Indiana
Coordinates	38°39′27″N 87°10′22″W / 38.65750°N 87.17278°W / 38.65750; -87.17278Coordinates: 38°39′27″N 87°10′22″W / 38.65750°N 87.17278°W / 38.65750; -87.17278
Area	22 acres (8.9 ha)
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Italianate, Federal
NRHP Reference #	90001780^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 28, 1990

Washington Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Washington, Daviess County, Indiana. The district encompasses 88 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Washington. The district developed between about 1815 and 1940, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Federal, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Daviess County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the City Hall (1916), Temple Court (1894), Peoples National Bank (1928), Masonic Building (1868, 1888), Indiana Theater (c. 1925), American Steam Laundry Building (c. 1930), Baltimore and Ohio Passenger Depot (1906), Westminster Presbyterian Church (1911), and U.S. Post Office (1916).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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 Laura Thayer (February 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Washington Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-01. and Accompanying photographs and site map.

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Indiana

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