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]
Culver Commercial Historic District | |
 Culver-Union Township Public Library, May 2011 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Washington St., the N-S alley E of Main St., Madison St. and Ohio St., Culver, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°13′0″N 86°25′25″W / 41.21667°N 86.42361°W |
| Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Barnes, James I., Company; Ottshall, Milo |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival, Italianate |
| MPS | Historic Resources of the Culver-Lake Maxinkuckee Area MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001530[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 11, 1996 |
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.