Covington Courthouse Square Historic District
Covington Courthouse Square Historic District | |
 Covington Town Square, March 2008 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by 3rd St. & alleys N. of Washington, E. of 4th & S. of Liberty Sts., Covington, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°08′13″N 87°23′49″W / 40.13694°N 87.39694°W |
| Area | 5.75 acres (2.33 ha) |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Gothic Revival, Romanesque Revival, Neoclassical, Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000593[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 14, 2015 |
Covington Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Covington, Fountain County, Indiana. The district encompasses 23 contributing buildings in the central business district of Covington. It developed between about 1856 and 1956, and includes notable examples of Gothic Revival, Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Classical Revival, and Art Deco style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Fountain County Courthouse. Other notable contributing buildings include the Loeb Building (c. 1870), Old Covington City Building (1903, 1915), First National Bank (1913), Knights of Pythias Building (1894), and Covington Post Office (1956).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/14/15 through 9/18/15. National Park Service. September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved November 1, 2015. Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (September 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Covington Courthouse Square Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs, site map, and sketch map.
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Gothic Revival architecture in Indiana
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Indiana
- Italianate architecture in Indiana
- Neoclassical architecture in Indiana
- Art Deco architecture in Indiana
- Historic districts in Fountain County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Fountain County, Indiana
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Central Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs