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Central Batesville Historic District

Coordinates: 39°17′52″N 85°13′19″W / 39.29778°N 85.22194°W / 39.29778; -85.22194
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Central Batesville Historic District
Batesville Post Office, December 2012
Central Batesville Historic District is located in Indiana
Central Batesville Historic District
Central Batesville Historic District is located in the United States
Central Batesville Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Catherine, Vine, and Boehringer Sts., and Eastern Ave., Batesville, Indiana
Coordinates39°17′52″N 85°13′19″W / 39.29778°N 85.22194°W / 39.29778; -85.22194
Area23 acres (9.3 ha)
Built1852 (1852)
ArchitectSimon, Louis A.; Henkel, Karl P.; George L. Mesker & Co.
Architectural styleMultiple
NRHP reference No.11000659[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 2011

Central Batesville Historic District is a national historic district located at Batesville, Ripley County, Indiana. The district encompasses 44 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Batesville. The district developed between about 1852 and 1960 and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Classical Revival, and Streamline Moderne style architecture. Notable buildings include the a gas station (c. 1960), Hillenbrand Buildings (c. 1879–1940), Batesville Bank (c. 1895, 1910, 1922), Gibson Theatre (1921), Sherman House (1852), Batesville Memorial Building (1922-1923), German Methodist Church (1889), Boehringer Hall (1856), St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church (1897-1898), Baas-Nolte Building and House (1880), Batesville Post Office (1936-1937), and Batesville Telephone Building (c. 1955).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/12/11 through 9/16/11. National Park Service. September 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016. Note: This includes Benjamin L. Ross (2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Central Batesville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.
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