Danville Courthouse Square Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Danville Courthouse Square Historic District

Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana
Listed
December 27, 2010
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
02001559

About this property

Danville Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Danville, Indiana. The district encompasses 42 contributing buildings and two contributing structures in the central business district of Danville. The district developed between about 1865 and 1960 and includes notable examples of Italianate, Classical Revival, Beaux-Arts, and Tudor Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Hendricks County Jail and Sheriff's Residence. Other notable buildings include the Hall Block (c.

Location

Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana
39.76067, -86.52486

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 02001559. It was listed on December 27, 2010.

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMERCEPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Questions about this property

When was Danville Courthouse Square Historic District listed on the National Register?

Danville Courthouse Square Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 2010.

What type of historic resource is Danville Courthouse Square Historic District?

Danville Courthouse Square Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Danville Courthouse Square Historic District?

The period of significance for Danville Courthouse Square Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1865.

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