Middletown Commercial Historic District

Middletown Commercial Historic District

Downtown Middletown, Indiana, January 2012
Location The intersection of Fifth and Locust Sts. stretching apprx. 125 ft. N. and 180 ft. S. of Locust and one block W., Middletown, Indiana
Coordinates 40°03′15″N 85°32′00″W / 40.05417°N 85.53333°W / 40.05417; -85.53333Coordinates: 40°03′15″N 85°32′00″W / 40.05417°N 85.53333°W / 40.05417; -85.53333
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1887 (1887)
Architect Brown, Henry; Miller, O.L.
Architectural style Late Victorian, Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 10000122[1]
Added to NRHP March 31, 2010

The Middletown Commercial Historic District is national historic district located at Middletown, Henry County, Indiana. It encompasses 17 contributing buildings in the central business district of Middletown. It developed between about the 1852 and 1916, and includes excellent examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Classical Revival styles of architecture. Notable buildings include the Hedrick Block (1891, 1995), Hedrick Block (1880), Tykle Building (1873), Masonic Building (1899), Farmers State Bank (1914), Wisehart Building (1916), and Summers Building (1868).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[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 Judy Cowling (June 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Middletown Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01., site map, quad map, and Accompanying photographs.


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