North Manchester Historic District

North Manchester Historic District

Main Street in North Manchester, May 2012
Location Roughly bounded by Maple, 3rd, and Mill Sts., and N bank of the Eel R., North Manchester, Indiana
Coordinates 40°59′58″N 85°46′15″W / 40.99944°N 85.77083°W / 40.99944; -85.77083Coordinates: 40°59′58″N 85°46′15″W / 40.99944°N 85.77083°W / 40.99944; -85.77083
Area 75 acres (30 ha)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 02000687[1]
Added to NRHP June 27, 2002

North Manchester Historic District is a national historic district located at North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. It encompasses 159 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of North Manchester. It developed between about 1870 and 1938, and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Lentz House (Hotel Sheller), Noftzger-Adams House, and North Manchester Public Library. Other notable buildings include the John Lavey House (1874), Horace Winton House (c. 1875), Agricultural Block (1886), Moose Lodge (1886), North Manchester City Hall, Masonic Hall (1907), Zion Lutheran Church (1882), and North Manchester Post Office (1935).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes John Warner (January 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: North Manchester Historic District (Part 1)" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., John Warner (January 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: North Manchester Historic District (Part 2)" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs
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