Edinburgh Commercial Historic District

Edinburgh Commercial Historic District

E. Main Cross in the Edinburgh Commercial Historic District, January 2011
Location Roughly bounded by Thompson and Main Sts., the alley N of Main Cross St. and the Conrail RR tracks, Edinburgh, Indiana
Coordinates 39°21′14″N 85°57′57″W / 39.35389°N 85.96583°W / 39.35389; -85.96583Coordinates: 39°21′14″N 85°57′57″W / 39.35389°N 85.96583°W / 39.35389; -85.96583
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Architect Mesker, George L., & Co.
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP Reference # 91000789[1]
Added to NRHP June 28, 1991

Edinburgh Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana. The district encompasses 48 contributing buildings in the central business district of Edinburgh. It developed between about 1854 and 1941, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Late Victorian and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Edinburgh Interurban Depot (1919), Mooney House (c. 1865), A. C. Thompson / Danner Building (1854), A. C. Thompson Bank (1872), Masonic Temple (1915), IOOF Building (1888), Central Hotel / Toner House (1855), and Edinburgh Town Hall (1920).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[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 John Said and Angela Pennington (March 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Edinburgh Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01., Site Map, and Accompanying photographs.
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