Walnut Street Historic District (Muncie, Indiana)

Walnut Street Historic District

South Walnut Street, January 2012
Location Roughly Walnut St. from Washington to Victor Sts., Muncie, Indiana
Coordinates 40°11′31″N 85°23′11″W / 40.19194°N 85.38639°W / 40.19194; -85.38639Coordinates: 40°11′31″N 85°23′11″W / 40.19194°N 85.38639°W / 40.19194; -85.38639
Area 18 acres (7.3 ha)
Architect Taylor, James Knox; Et al.
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, 20th Century Functional
MPS Downtown Muncie MRA
NRHP Reference # 88002112[1]
Added to NRHP February 17, 1989

Walnut Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. It encompasses 66 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object, and is located in the central business district of Muncie. The district includes notable examples of Italianate, Late Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Beaux-Arts style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Moore-Youse-Maxon House, Roberts Hotel, and Goddard Warehouse. Other notable buildings include the Patterson Bock (c. 1876), McNaughton Block (1901-1903), Mitchell Bock (1909), American National Bank Building (1924), Marsh Block (1888), and the Old Post Office designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor (1907, 1930).[2]:50–53

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[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 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Gary R. Rice; Lenny Lepola; Gretchen Bookout Cheesman & Paul C. Diebiold (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Muncie MRA" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs and site map.


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