Brazil Downtown Historic District

Brazil Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. The district encompasses 35 contributing buildings and two contributing objects in the central business district of Brazil. The district developed between about 1875 and 1935, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Renaissance Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed United States Post Office. Other notable buildings include the Sinclair Oil Gas Station (c. 1935), Lark Theater (1922, 1958), Citizens Bank Building (c. 1910), Brazil Trust Company (c. 1915), D.H. Davis Building (1909), and Telephone Building (c. 1925).[2]

Brazil Downtown Historic District
Brazil Downtown Historic District, April 2012
Brazil Downtown Historic District is located in Clay County, Indiana
Brazil Downtown Historic District
Brazil Downtown Historic District is located in Indiana
Brazil Downtown Historic District
Brazil Downtown Historic District is located in the United States
Brazil Downtown Historic District
LocationE. and W. National Ave. between Depot and Forest Aves., Brazil, Indiana
Coordinates39°31′26″N 87°7′33″W / 39.52389°N 87.12583°W / 39.52389; -87.12583
Area15.2 acres (6.2 ha)
ArchitectTaylor, James Knox; Fletcher, George A.
Architectural styleRenaissance, Romanesque, Italianate
NRHP reference No.97000601[1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1997

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References edit

  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 August 1, 2015. Note: This includes Camille B. Fife and Thomas W. Salmon, II (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brazil Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved September 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.