Wabash Avenue–East Historic District
Wabash Avenue–East Historic District is a national historic district located at Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. It encompasses 20 contributing buildings in the central business district of Terre Haute. It developed between about 1880 and 1940 and includes representative examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Art Deco style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Indiana Theatre. Other notable buildings include The Kaufman Block (1863-1868), Terre Haute Trust Company (1908), the Tribune Building (1912), Bement-Rea Warehouse (1908), Swope Block (1901), AT&T Building (c. 1940), and Ohio Building (1912).[2]: Part 2, p. 13–18
Wabash Avenue–East Historic District | |
 Building in the Wabash Avenue–East HD, July 2011 | |
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| Location | Wabash Ave. and 7th and 8th Sts.; also 26-34 8th St.; also roughly bounded by 6th, Ohio, 7th, and Walnut Sts., Terre Haute, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°27′59″N 87°24′24″W |
| Area | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| Architect | Eberson, John; Sherman, J. Merrill; et al. |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Italianate, Romanesque, Early Commercial, Art Deco |
| MPS | Downtown Terre Haute MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000040, September 16, 1992 (Boundary Increase), 06000851 (Boundary Increase and Decrease)[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1983, September 16, 1992, September 20, 2006 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, with boundary adjustments in 1992 (5 properties removed, one new property added) and in 2006 (3 properties removed, 13 new properties added).[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 July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Alan Goebes (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Historic Resources of Downtown Terre Haute (Part 1)" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Alan Goebes (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Historic Resources of Downtown Terre Haute (Part 2)" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016., Laura Thayer (January 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wabash Avenue–East Historic District (Boundary Adjustment)" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016., Susan Lankford, Tommy Kleckner, and Jeremy Risen (July 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wabash Avenue–East Historic District (Boundary Adjustment)" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016.
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