Columbus Historic District (Columbus, Indiana)

Historic district in Indiana, United States

United States historic place


Columbus Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Columbus Visitor Center, June 2008
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Location	Roughly bounded by the Pennsylvania RR tracks, Chestnut, 34th, Washington, and Franklin Sts., Columbus, Indiana
Coordinates	39°12′23″N 85°55′04″W / 39.20639°N 85.91778°W / 39.20639; -85.91778
Area	182 acres (74 ha)
Built	1821 (1821)
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Italianate, Federal, Cross Plan Cottage
NRHP reference No.	82000059
Added to NRHP	December 10, 1982

Columbus Historic District is a national historic district located at Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. It encompasses 574 contributing buildings and 1 contributing sites in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Columbus. It was developed between about 1850 and 1930, and includes notable examples of Federal and Italianate style architecture. A number of commercial buildings feature locally manufactured cast iron and pressed metal components. Located in the district are the separately listed Bartholomew County Courthouse, Columbus City Hall, and First Christian Church. Other notable buildings include the First National Bank, The Crump Theatre (1889), Reo Theater, Ulrich Bakery (c. 1850), Samuel Harris House (1853), Keller House (1860), Old Post Office (1910), Franklin Building (c. 1870), Gent Mill (c. 1875), First United Presbyterian Church (1871-1885), Irwin Block (c. 1890), Irwin Home and Gardens (1864, 1910), and St. Batholomew's Roman Catholic Church (1891).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Gallery

Irwin's Bank Building - 2016
Zaharakos Ice Cream Parlor - 2016
McEwen-Samuels-Marr House - 2009
U.S. Post Office - 2019
Old City Hall - 2009
Crump Theatre - 2013
First Christian Church - 2007
Bartholomew County Courthouse - 2016

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, 2015. Note: This includes Cynthia Durko Lynch and Laura S. Jones (January 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Columbus Historic District Part 1" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2015., Cynthia Durko Lynch and Laura S. Jones (January 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Columbus Historic District Part 2" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2015., and Accompanying photographs and map.

v t e Columbus, Indiana
Topics	John Tipton Public art White River
Landmarks	Bartholomew County Courthouse Bartholomew County Historical Museum (McEwen-Samuels-Marr House) Columbus City Hall Columbus Historic District The Crump Theatre First Baptist Church First Christian Church Haw Creek Leather Company Irwin Conference Center McKinley School Miller House North Christian Church Public art The Republic Newspaper Office National Register listings
Education	Bartholomew Cons. School Corp. Columbus East HS Columbus North HS Mabel McDowell Ed. Ctr. Indiana University Columbus
Media	The Republic
Transportation	ColumBUS Columbus Municipal Airport
Culture	Columbus (2017 film)

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