National Register of Historic Places

Portland Commercial Historic District

Portland, Jay County, Indiana
Listed
May 29, 1996
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
96000600

About this property

Portland Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Portland, Indiana. It encompasses 58 contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and one contributing object in the central business district of Portland. The district developed between about 1870 and 1945, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Classical Revival, and Early Commercial style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Jay County Courthouse. Other notable contributing resources include the U.S. Post Office (1914) designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Oscar Wenderoth, Portland Fire Station #1 (1929), Citizens Bank (c. 1875, 1912), FOE Eagles Lodge (1883), Johnson Building (c. 1900), Stevens Building (1910), Walnut Street Church of Christ (1913), and South Meridian Street Bridge (1914). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Location

Portland, Jay County, Indiana
40.43388, -84.97929

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTUREPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Jay County Courthouse
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0 mi
Floral Hall
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0.8 mi
Votaw, Jonas, House
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1.5 mi
Haines, James, Farm
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3 mi
Grouping of Religious Buildings at Trinity
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10.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Fort Recovery (June 1794)
1794Early Republic
10 mi
Battle of Fort Recovery – Confederacy Attack
1794Early Republic
10 mi

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When was Portland Commercial Historic District listed on the National Register?

Portland Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Portland Commercial Historic District?

Portland Commercial Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Portland Commercial Historic District?

The period of significance for Portland Commercial Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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