Mitchell Downtown Historic District

Mitchell Downtown Historic District

Mitchell Downtown Historic District, November 2008
Location Roughly bounded by Tenth, oak, Fifth, and N. Mississippi Sts., Mitchell, Indiana
Coordinates 38°44′00″N 86°28′28″W / 38.73333°N 86.47444°W / 38.73333; -86.47444Coordinates: 38°44′00″N 86°28′28″W / 38.73333°N 86.47444°W / 38.73333; -86.47444
Area 19.6 acres (7.9 ha)
Architect McGuire & Shook
Architectural style Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 97001175[1]
Added to NRHP September 26, 1997

Mitchell Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana. The district encompasses 75 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Mitchell. It developed between about 1853 and 1946, and includes examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Queen Anne style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Mitchell Opera House. Other notable buildings include the First National Bank Building (1927), Odd Fellows Hall (c. 1925), Jacob Finger Methodist Church (1874, 1925), Dr. William Dings House (c. 1885), Edward Moore House (1894), Bank of Mitchell Building (1897), Fannie Moore Richardson House (1910), Mitchell Public (Carnegie) Library (1917) and Theatorium (c. 1910).[2]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[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 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Steven T. Wyatt, Jr. (October 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mitchell Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.


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