Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District

Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District

Downtown Bedford, Indiana, September 2010
Location Roughly bounded by L, 14th, 17th and H Sts., Bedford, Indiana
Coordinates 38°51′42″N 86°29′01″W / 38.86167°N 86.48361°W / 38.86167; -86.48361Coordinates: 38°51′42″N 86°29′01″W / 38.86167°N 86.48361°W / 38.86167; -86.48361
Area 23.3 acres (9.4 ha)
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Classical Revival, Italianate
NRHP Reference # 95000704[1]
Added to NRHP June 8, 1995

Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana. The district encompasses 64 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Bedford. It developed between about 1850 and 1945, and includes examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Neoclassical style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Soldiers', Sailors' and Pioneers Monument (1923); Michael A. Malott House (c. 1850); Moses Fell Building (c. 1895); Stone City Bank Building (c. 1895); Dunn Memorial Masonic Temple (1918); Lawrence County Courthouse (1930); Bedford Fire Department Building (c. 1924); Citizens' Bank Building (1926); Elks Club (1916); Hamer Building (c. 1910); and Bedford Municipal Garage (1937).[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Maribelle Dyer; Bill Silvers; Mary Margaret Stripp & Steve Wyatt (December 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.


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