Courthouse Square Historic District (Bloomington, Indiana)

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Courthouse Square Historic District
Monroe County Courthouse in Bloomington from west-southwest.jpg
Monroe County Courthouse, September 2010
Courthouse Square Historic District (Bloomington, Indiana) is located in Indiana
Courthouse Square Historic District (Bloomington, Indiana)
Location Roughly bounded by 7th, Walnut and 4th Sts. and College Ave., Bloomington, Indiana
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Area 20 acres (8.1 ha)
Architect Nichols, John Lincoln; Grindle, Alfred
Architectural style Classical Revival, Beaux Arts, Italianate
NRHP Reference # 90001931[1]
Added to NRHP December 18, 1990

Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 57 contributing buildings in the central business district of Bloomington. It developed between about 1847 and 1936, and includes notable examples of Classical Revival, Beaux Arts and Italianate style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Bloomington City Hall, Monroe County Courthouse, Princess Theatre, and Wicks Building. Other notable buildings include the Federal Building (c. 1912), Masonic Temple, former Faulkner Hotel (c. 1847), Odd Fellows Building (1892), Allen Building (1907), First National Bank Building (1907), Knights of Pythias Building (1907), and Graham Hotel Building.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

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