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Redkey Historic District

Coordinates: 40°20′59″N 85°09′07″W / 40.34972°N 85.15194°W / 40.34972; -85.15194
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Redkey Historic District
Union and High in Redkey, January 2012
Redkey Historic District is located in Indiana
Redkey Historic District
Redkey Historic District is located in the United States
Redkey Historic District
LocationRoughly, High St. between Oak and Meridian Sts., Redkey, Indiana
Coordinates40°20′59″N 85°09′07″W / 40.34972°N 85.15194°W / 40.34972; -85.15194
Area7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
ArchitectSanders, Charles; Taylor & Co.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Italianate, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.92001168[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 1992

Redkey Historic District is a national historic district located at Redkey, Jay County, Indiana. It encompasses 25 contributing buildings in the central business district of Redkey. The district developed between about 1888 and 1935, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the City Building (1905), Appenseller's Department Store (1906), K of P Building (1911), Farmers and Merchants First National Bank Building (c. 1910), Masonic Lodge (c. 1890, 1910), IOOF Building (c. 1895), Brown-Ellis Block (1888), and Cultice-Mann Block (1891).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[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 Laura Thayer (February 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Redkey Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.