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Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District

Coordinates: 40°29′13″N 86°07′55″W / 40.48694°N 86.13194°W / 40.48694; -86.13194
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Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District
Howard County Courthouse, October 2005
Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District is located in Indiana
Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District
Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District is located in the United States
Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District
LocationBounded by Taylor St. on the N., Market St. on the E., Superior St. on the S., Washington St. on the W., Kokomo, Indiana
Coordinates40°29′13″N 86°07′55″W / 40.48694°N 86.13194°W / 40.48694; -86.13194
Area39 acres (16 ha)
Built1886 (1886)
ArchitectCook, Oscar F.
Architectural styleItalianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.08001209[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 2008

Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana. The district includes 60 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Kokomo. It developed between about 1870 and 1937 and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, and Romanesque Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Draper Block (1904), Wilson Block (c. 1895), College Building (1909), Howard County Courthouse (1937), and a Railroad Watchman Tower (c. 1940).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[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 April 1, 2016. Note: This includes John P. Warner (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.