Marion Downtown Commercial Historic District
Marion Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Marion, Grant County, Indiana. It encompasses 52 contributing buildings, 2 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Marion. It developed between about 1870 and 1942, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Romanesque, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Grant County Jail and Sheriff's Residence. Other notable buildings are the Grant County Courthouse (1881–1883), Marion Bank Building (c. 1917), Iroquois Building (c. 1895), Dan-Mar Apartments (c. 1900), United Telephone Block (c. 1903), Cecelian Apartments (c. 1915), Marion Post Office (c. 1942), and William Smith Building / Mecca Club (c. 1917).[2]
Marion Downtown Commercial Historic District | |
 Grant County Courthouse, July 2012 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by 7th, 2nd, Branson and Gallatin Sts., Marion, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°33′27″N 85°39′35″W |
| Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Architect | Myers, Elijiah; Richards, McCarty, and Bulford |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Romanesque, Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000226[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 1994 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "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 Brad Johnson and Pat Glithero (September 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Marion Downtown Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016., site map, and Accompanying photographs.
