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Middletown Commercial Historic District

Coordinates: 40°03′15″N 85°32′00″W / 40.05417°N 85.53333°W / 40.05417; -85.53333
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Middletown Commercial Historic District
Downtown Middletown, Indiana, January 2012
Middletown Commercial Historic District is located in Indiana
Middletown Commercial Historic District
Middletown Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
Middletown Commercial Historic District
LocationThe intersection of Fifth and Locust Sts. stretching approx. 125 ft. N. and 180 ft. S. of Locust and one block W., Middletown, Indiana
Coordinates40°03′15″N 85°32′00″W / 40.05417°N 85.53333°W / 40.05417; -85.53333
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1887 (1887)
ArchitectBrown, Henry; Miller, O.L.
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.10000122[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 2010

The Middletown Commercial Historic District is national historic district located at Middletown, Henry County, Indiana. It encompasses 17 contributing buildings in the central business district of Middletown. It developed between about the 1852 and 1916, and includes excellent examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Classical Revival styles of architecture. Notable buildings include the Hedrick Block (1891, 1995), Hedrick Block (1880), Tykle Building (1873), Druley Building (1899), Masonic Building (1899), Farmers State Bank (1914), Wisehart Building (1916), and Summers Building (1868).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved April 1, 2016. Note: This includes Judy Cowling (June 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Middletown Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016., site map, quad map, and Accompanying photographs.