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Metamora Historic District

Coordinates: 39°26′49″N 85°08′01″W / 39.44694°N 85.13361°W / 39.44694; -85.13361
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Metamora Historic District
Metamora Historic District, April 2006
Metamora Historic District is located in Indiana
Metamora Historic District
Metamora Historic District is located in the United States
Metamora Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by US 52, Columbia St., the Whitewater Canal, Duck Cr., Mount St. and Main St., Metamora, Indiana
Coordinates39°26′49″N 85°08′01″W / 39.44694°N 85.13361°W / 39.44694; -85.13361
Area34 acres (14 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.92001646[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 7, 1992

Metamora Historic District is a national historic district located at Metamora, Franklin County, Indiana. The district encompasses 115 contributing buildings and 10 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of the village of Metamora. It developed between about 1838 and 1923, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Gothic Revival, and Greek Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the Duck Creek Aqueduct. Notable contributing buildings include the Odd Fellows Building (1853), Gordon Hall Building, Jonathan Banes House, Metamora Masonic Hall (c. 1875), Martindale House (1838), Metamora Christian Church (1871), Redmen Hall Building (c. 1870), and Farmers Bank of Metamora (1923).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved November 1, 2015. Note: This includes William L. Selm and R. Paul Baudendistel (March 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Metamora Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs and site map.