Argos Downtown Historic District
Argos Downtown Historic District | |
Argos Downtown Historic District, July 2012 | |
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Location | W side of Michigan St, bet. Smith and Williams, E side bet. Smith and Walnut, Argos, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 41°14′12″N 86°14′43″W / 41.23667°N 86.24528°WCoordinates: 41°14′12″N 86°14′43″W / 41.23667°N 86.24528°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Architectural style | Italianate, Romanesque, et.al. |
NRHP Reference # | 01000991[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 16, 2001 |
Argos Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Argos, Marshall County, Indiana. The district encompasses 21 contributing buildings in the central business district of Argos. It developed between about 1867 and 1942, and includes examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Neoclassical style architecture. Notable buildings include the Reed Block (1891), Williams Inn (1838), IOOF #263 Hall (1901-1907), Corner Hardware Building (1883), Argos Reflector Building / GAR Hall (c. 1898), Argos Theater (1898-1907, c. 1930), Sarber Building (1892-1898), Old Argos Opera House / Huff Block (1887-1892), Pickerl Block (1887, 1892-1898), Argos Municipal Building (1940), Farmers State Bank Block (1917), Argos Masonic Lodge #399 / Grossman Building (1906), Schoonover Building (1867, 1883), and Pickerl Residence (c. 1870, c. 1920).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[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 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Kurt W. Garner (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Argos Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.