Redkey Historic District

Redkey Historic District

Union and High in Redkey, January 2012
Location Roughly, High St. between Oak and Meridian Sts., Redkey, Indiana
Coordinates 40°20′59″N 85°09′07″W / 40.34972°N 85.15194°W / 40.34972; -85.15194Coordinates: 40°20′59″N 85°09′07″W / 40.34972°N 85.15194°W / 40.34972; -85.15194
Area 7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Architect Sanders, Charles; Taylor & Co.
Architectural style Classical Revival, Italianate, Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 92001168[1]
Added to NRHP September 17, 1992

Redkey Historic District is a national historic district located at Redkey, Jay County, Indiana. It encompasses 25 contributing buildings in the central business district of Redkey. The district developed between about 1888 and 1935, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the City Building (1905), Appenseller's Department Store (1906), K of P Building (1911), Farmers an Merchants First National Bank Building (c. 1910), Masonic Lodge (c. 1890, 1910), IOOF Building (c. 1895), Brown-Ellis Block (1888), and Cultice-Mann Block (1891).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[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 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (February 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Redkey Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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