Downtown Lawrenceburg Historic District

Downtown Lawrenceburg Historic District

High and Vine, Lawrenceburg, Indiana, November 2012
Location Roughly bounded by ConRail Tracks, Charlotte, Tate, Williams, and Elm Sts., Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Coordinates 39°05′37″N 84°50′54″W / 39.09361°N 84.84833°W / 39.09361; -84.84833Coordinates: 39°05′37″N 84°50′54″W / 39.09361°N 84.84833°W / 39.09361; -84.84833
Area 65 acres (26 ha)
Built 1802 (1802)
Architectural style Late Victorian, Federal, Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 84001009[1]
Added to NRHP March 1, 1984

Downtown Lawrenceburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana. The district encompasses 257 contributing buildings and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Lawrenceburg. The district developed between about 1815 and 1900, and includes notable examples of Late Victorian, Federal, and Greek Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Dearborn County Courthouse and Hamline Chapel United Methodist Church. Other notable buildings include the Trade and Industrial Building (1881), Lawrenceburg Theater (1875), Jesse Hunt Hotel (1818), the birthplaces of James B. Eads and Louis Skidmore.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes David W. Shaw (June 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Lawrenceburg Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-01. and Accompanying photographs and map.


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