Goshen Historic District (Goshen, Indiana)

Goshen Historic District

Goshen Historic District, October 2005
Location Bounded by Pike, RR, Cottage, Plymouth, Main, Purl, the Canal, and Second Sts., Goshen, Indiana
Coordinates 41°34′57″N 85°49′57″W / 41.58250°N 85.83250°W / 41.58250; -85.83250Coordinates: 41°34′57″N 85°49′57″W / 41.58250°N 85.83250°W / 41.58250; -85.83250
Area 215 acres (87 ha)
Built 1860 (1860)
Architectural style Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 83000029[1]
Added to NRHP February 17, 1983

Goshen Historic District is a national historic district located at Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. The district encompasses 751 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Goshen. It was developed between about 1840 and 1930, and includes notable examples of Italianate and Queen Anne style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Elkhart County Courthouse and Goshen Carnegie Public Library. Other notable buildings include the Kindy Block (1881), Central Block (1882), Spohn Building (1909), Harper Block (1888), Noble Building (c. 1885), Jefferson Theater (1907), General Baptist Church (1859), First Methodist Church (1874), and St. James Episcopal Church (1862).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[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 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Janice Rasley (August 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Goshen Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs and map.


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