Huntingburg Town Hall and Fire Engine House
Appearance
Huntingburg Town Hall and Fire Engine House | |
![]() Huntingburg Town Hall and Fire Engine House, July 2011 | |
Location | 311 Geiger St., Huntingburg, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 38°17′42″N 86°57′25″W / 38.29500°N 86.95694°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1885 | -1886
Built by | Dickenson, Herman |
Architect | Mursinna, Henry |
Architectural style | Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 75000016[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 12, 1975 |
Huntingburg Town Hall and Fire Engine House, also known as Old City Hall, is a historic town hall and fire station located at Huntingburg, Dubois County, Indiana. It was built in 1885–1886, and is a two-story, Victorian style brick building with a gable roof. It features a reconstructed cupola. It was built to serve multiple purposes and housed an opera house on the second floor. The building housed city offices until it was closed in 1971.[2]: 2–4
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] It is located in the Huntingburg Commercial Historic District.
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 October 1, 2015. Note: This includes Greg R. Hyer (August 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Huntingburg Town Hall and Fire Engine House" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
Categories:
- City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Neoclassical architecture in Indiana
- Government buildings completed in 1886
- Huntingburg, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Dubois County, Indiana
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Indiana
- Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Victorian architecture in Indiana
- Southern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs