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Greensburg Downtown Historic District (Greensburg, Indiana)

Coordinates: 39°20′15″N 85°29′1″W / 39.33750°N 85.48361°W / 39.33750; -85.48361
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Greensburg Downtown Historic District
Contributing Structures on Franklin Street
Greensburg Downtown Historic District (Greensburg, Indiana) is located in Indiana
Greensburg Downtown Historic District (Greensburg, Indiana)
Greensburg Downtown Historic District (Greensburg, Indiana) is located in the United States
Greensburg Downtown Historic District (Greensburg, Indiana)
LocationRoughly, area surrounding the courthouse square, Greensburg, Indiana
Coordinates39°20′15″N 85°29′1″W / 39.33750°N 85.48361°W / 39.33750; -85.48361
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
ArchitectMay, Edwin G.
Architectural styleItalianate, Queen Anne, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.95001113[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1995

The Greensburg Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana. It encompasses 67 contributing buildings and 3 contributing objects in the central business district of Greensburg. The district developed between about 1854 and 1945, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Decatur County Courthouse and Knights of Pythias Building and Theatre. Other notable buildings include the Palmer Building (c. 1860), YMCA (1915), City Hall (1874), U.S Post Office, George E. Erdmann Building (1908), .[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2015. Note: This includes Linda Weintraut (February 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Lawrenceburg Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved September 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs and map.
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