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Taylor Carpet Company Building

Coordinates: 39°46′2″N 86°9′32″W / 39.76722°N 86.15889°W / 39.76722; -86.15889
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Taylor Carpet Company Building
Taylor Carpet Company Building, January 2010
Taylor Carpet Company Building is located in Indianapolis
Taylor Carpet Company Building
Taylor Carpet Company Building is located in Indianapolis
Taylor Carpet Company Building
Taylor Carpet Company Building is located in Indiana
Taylor Carpet Company Building
Taylor Carpet Company Building is located in the United States
Taylor Carpet Company Building
Location26 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates39°46′2″N 86°9′32″W / 39.76722°N 86.15889°W / 39.76722; -86.15889
Arealess than one acre
Built1897 (1897), 1906
Architectural styleChicago, Beaux Arts, Art Moderne
NRHP reference No.84001192[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1984

Taylor Carpet Company Building is a historic commercial building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1897, and is a seven-story, rectangular, Beaux-Arts style building. The top three stories were added in 1906. The front facade is faced with buff terra cotta and the upper stories feature large Chicago style window openings. The first two floors are faced with an Art Moderne style stone veneer. It is located next to the Indianapolis News Building. The building housed the Taylor Carpet Company, in operation until 1936.[2]: 3–4 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1] It is located in the Washington Street-Monument Circle 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 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Samuel A. Roberson & Associates (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Taylor Carpet Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs