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Culver Commercial Historic District

Coordinates: 41°13′0″N 86°25′25″W / 41.21667°N 86.42361°W / 41.21667; -86.42361
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Culver Commercial Historic District
Culver-Union Township Public Library, May 2011
Culver Commercial Historic District is located in Indiana
Culver Commercial Historic District
Culver Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
Culver Commercial Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Washington St., the N-S alley E of Main St., Madison St. and Ohio St., Culver, Indiana
Coordinates41°13′0″N 86°25′25″W / 41.21667°N 86.42361°W / 41.21667; -86.42361
Area2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1900 (1900)
ArchitectBarnes, James I., Company; Ottshall, Milo
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival, Italianate
MPSHistoric Resources of the Culver-Lake Maxinkuckee Area MPS
NRHP reference No.95001530[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1996

Culver Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Culver, Marshall County, Indiana. The district encompasses 14 contributing buildings in the central business district of Culver. It developed between about 1900 and 1935, and includes examples of Italianate, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the Osborn Block (c. 1900), Menser Building (1903), Carnegie Library (1916), U.S. Post Office (1935), Service STation (c. 1935), Knights of Pythias Marmont Lodge 231 (c. 1915) and State Exchange Bank (c. 1914).[2]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (March 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Culver Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.