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James M. Amoss Building

Coordinates: 40°47′52″N 85°49′15″W / 40.79778°N 85.82083°W / 40.79778; -85.82083
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James M. Amoss Building
James M. Amoss Building, May 2012
James M. Amoss Building is located in Indiana
James M. Amoss Building
Location110 S. Wabash St.,
Wabash, Indiana
Coordinates40°47′52″N 85°49′15″W / 40.79778°N 85.82083°W / 40.79778; -85.82083
Arealess than one acre
Built1880 (1880)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.84001742[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 30, 1984

The James M. Amoss Building (also known as the Knights of Pythias Building) is a historic commercial building located at 110 Wabash Street in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana.

Description and history

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It was constructed in 1880, and is a two-story, three bay wide, Italianate-style brick building with a limestone foundation and quoins. It features a pressed metal dentil cornice and windows framed by limestone pilasters with simple Tuscan order capitals.[2]: 2–3 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 1984.[1] It is located in the Downtown Wabash Historic District.

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 July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Dorothy G. Dekau and Schuette Mohler (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: James M. Amoss Building" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs