Columbia City Historic District (Columbia City, Indiana)

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Coordinates: 41°09′29″N 85°29′20″W / 41.15806°N 85.48889°W / 41.15806; -85.48889
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Columbia City Historic District
Columbia City Historic District, October 2005
Columbia City Historic District (Columbia City, Indiana) is located in Indiana
Columbia City Historic District (Columbia City, Indiana)
Columbia City Historic District (Columbia City, Indiana) is located in the United States
Columbia City Historic District (Columbia City, Indiana)
LocationRoughly bounded by Jefferson, Walnut, Ellsworth, Wayne, and N. Chauncy Sts., Columbia City, Indiana
Coordinates41°09′29″N 85°29′20″W / 41.15806°N 85.48889°W / 41.15806; -85.48889
Area98 acres (40 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.87001307[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1987

Columbia City Historic District is a national historic district located at Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana. The district encompasses 197 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Columbia City. It developed between about 1840 and 1937 and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Second Empire, Classical Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Whitley County Courthouse. Other notable contributing buildings include the former Whitley County Courthouse (1841), Adams Y. Hooper Residence (c. 1860), Thomas Shorb Residence (c. 1875), William McNagny Residence (c. 1880), Elisha L. McLallen House (1905), Whitley County Jail (1875), City Hall (1917), Peabody (Carnegie) Library (1919), U.S. Post Office (1935), Central Building (1872), D.B. Clugston Block (1889), Masonic Temple (1904), Church of the Brethren (1889), Presbyterian Church (1892), Methodist Church (1912), and Baptist Church (1917).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References[edit]

  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 July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Craig Leonard (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Columbia City Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs

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  • Columbia City City Hall, October 2005
    Columbia City City Hall, October 2005


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