Downtown Nappanee Historic District

Downtown Nappanee Historic District

Downtown Nappanee Historic District, August 2005
Location Main and Market Sts., Nappanee, Indiana
Coordinates 41°34′57″N 85°49′57″W / 41.58250°N 85.83250°W / 41.58250; -85.83250Coordinates: 41°34′57″N 85°49′57″W / 41.58250°N 85.83250°W / 41.58250; -85.83250
Area 9.2 acres (3.7 ha)
Architect Frazier, Henry F.
Architectural style Classical Revival, Italianate
NRHP Reference # 90000324[1]
Added to NRHP March 8, 1990

Downtown Nappanee Historic District is a national historic district located at Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana. The district encompasses 26 contributing buildings in the central business district of Nappanee. It was developed between about 1874 and 1939, and includes notable examples of Italianate and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Bechtel Building (1888), U.S. Post Office, Dietrich Block, Kaufman's Department Store (1902), First National Bank, Yoder's Garage, B&O Depot, Hartman Brothers Building (1881, 1914), and Farmers and Traders Bank (1915).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[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 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (January 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Nappanee Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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