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Historic district in Indiana, United States

United States historic place
Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District, July 2010
Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District is located in IndianaElkhart Downtown Commercial Historic DistrictShow map of IndianaElkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District is located in the United StatesElkhart Downtown Commercial Historic DistrictShow map of the United States
LocationRoughly along Main St., roughly bounded by E. Jackson, and Second Sts., Waterfall Dr., and Tyler Ave., Elkhart, Indiana
Coordinates41°41′04″N 85°58′18″W / 41.68444°N 85.97167°W / 41.68444; -85.97167
Area24.1 acres (9.8 ha)
Built1868 (1868)
ArchitectTurnock, Enoch Hill
Architectural styleItalianate, Queen Anne, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.97001178
Added to NRHPSeptember 26, 1997

Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. The district encompasses 59 contributing buildings in the central business district of Elkhart. It was developed between about 1868 and 1930, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Green Block, Lerner Theatre, and Young Women's Christian Association. Other notable buildings include the Cornish Block (c. 1875), Franklin Street Station (1895), Menges Building (1908), former Post Office (1905), Midwest Museum of Modern Art (1922), Elkhart Water Company, Masonic Temple, Rowe Block (1900), and Dreves Building (c. 1915).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

In 2024, The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, in collaboration with the City of Elkhart and the National New York Central Railroad Museum, is initiating the American Locomotive Project.

References

  1. ^ "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 October 1, 2015. Note: This includes Glory-June Grieff (December 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. WNDU (October 9, 2024). "Elkhart railroad museum announces new partnership to restore historic steam locomotive". MSN News.

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