Seymour Commercial Historic District

Seymour Commercial Historic District

Chestnut and St. Louis in Seymour, June 2011
Location Roughly bounded by Walnut, Third, Ewing and Bruce Sts., Seymour, Indiana
Coordinates 38°57′28″N 85°53′21″W / 38.95778°N 85.88917°W / 38.95778; -85.88917Coordinates: 38°57′28″N 85°53′21″W / 38.95778°N 85.88917°W / 38.95778; -85.88917
Area 34 acres (14 ha)
Built 1876 (1876)
Architect Abraham and Sons; Wetmore, James
Architectural style Italianate, Romanesque, Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 95000708[1]
Added to NRHP June 9, 1995

Seymour Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana. It encompasses 79 contributing buildings and 4 contributing structures in the central business district of Seymour. The district developed between about 1876 and 1945, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Farmers Club. Other notable buildings include the Masonic Temple (1901), Richart Block (1900), Steinker Meat Market (c. 1885), Seymour National Bank (c. 1920), Southern Indiana Telephone and Telegraph Building (1929), Jonas Hotel (c 1876), and Kidd Saloon (1887).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[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 Laura Thayer (October 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Seymour Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01., Site Map, and Accompanying photographs.
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