Elwood Downtown Historic District


Elwood Downtown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
A major intersection in the district
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Location	Roughly bounded by Duck Creek, N. A St., 16th St., and S. C St., Elwood, Indiana
Coordinates	40°16′35″N 85°50′30″W / 40.27639°N 85.84167°W / 40.27639; -85.84167Coordinates: 40°16′35″N 85°50′30″W / 40.27639°N 85.84167°W / 40.27639; -85.84167
Area	45 acres (18 ha)
Built	1887
Architect	J.J. Wood & Co., et al.
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP Reference #	02001175^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 15, 2002

The Elwood Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Elwood, Madison County, Indiana. The district encompasses 51 contributing buildings an 1 contributing object in the central business district of Elwood. It developed between about 1887 and 1952, and includes notable examples of Late Victorian, Romanesque Revival, Neoclassical, and Art Deco style architecture. Notable buildings include the Calloway Block (c. 1895), Dehority Block (1894), St. Joseph Catholic Church (1899), United Methodist Church (1899), U.S. Post Office (1911), Carnegie Library (1901), former Elwood City Hall (1899), the Leeson's Building (c. 1930), and the Opera House (c. 1887).^[2]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "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 2016-05-01. Note: This includes John Warner (March 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elwood Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.

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