Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District


Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Howard County Courthouse, October 2005
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Location	Bounded by Taylor St. on the N., Market St. on the E., Superior St. on the S., Washington St. on the W., Kokomo, Indiana
Coordinates	40°29′13″N 86°07′55″W / 40.48694°N 86.13194°W / 40.48694; -86.13194Coordinates: 40°29′13″N 86°07′55″W / 40.48694°N 86.13194°W / 40.48694; -86.13194
Area	39 acres (16 ha)
Built	1886 (1886)
Architect	Cook, Oscar F.
Architectural style	Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #	08001209^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 22, 2008

Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana. The district includes 60 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Kokomo. It developed between about 1870 and 1937 and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne architecture, and Romanesque Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Draper Block (1904), Wilson Block (c. 1895), College Building (1909), Howard County Courthouse (1937), and a Railroad Watchman Tower (c. 1940).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes John P. Warner (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.

City of Kokomo

History

Attractions

Economy

Notable people

Education

Public School Districts	Eastern Howard School Corporation Kokomo-Center Township Consolidated School Corporation Northwestern School Corporation Taylor Community School Corporation Western School Corporation

Universities and Colleges	Indiana University Kokomo Ivy Tech Community College Indiana Wesleyan University Purdue College of Technology

Healthcare

Community Health Network	Community Howard Regional Health

St. Vincent Health	St. Joseph Hospital

Transportation

Alternative Transportation	City Line Trolley

Highways	SR 19 SR 22 SR 26 SR 931 US 31 US 35

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Indiana

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