Danville Courthouse Square Historic District

Historic district in Indiana, United States

United States historic place


Danville Courthouse Square Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Hendricks County Indiana Courthouse, June 2008
39°45′37″N 86°31′26″W / 39.76028°N 86.52389°W / 39.76028; -86.52389
Area	70 acres (28 ha)
Architect	Martindale, Clarence
Architectural style	Italianate, Classical Revival, Beaux-Arts, Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.	02001559^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 27, 2010

Danville Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana. The district encompasses 42 contributing buildings and 2 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. 1900), Danville Public Library (1902-1903), Hendricks County Courthouse (1915), and Danville Post Office (1936).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10. National Park Service. January 7, 2011.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved April 1, 2016. Note: This includes John P. Warner (June 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Danville Main Street Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.