Covington Courthouse Square Historic District

Historic district in Indiana, United States

United States historic place


Covington Courthouse Square Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Covington Town Square, March 2008
40°08′13″N 87°23′49″W / 40.13694°N 87.39694°W / 40.13694; -87.39694
Area	5.75 acres (2.33 ha)
Architectural style	Italianate, Gothic Revival, Romanesque Revival, Neoclassical, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	15000593^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 14, 2015

Covington Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Covington, Fountain County, Indiana. The district encompasses 23 contributing buildings in the central business district of Covington. It developed between about 1856 and 1956, and includes notable examples of Gothic Revival, Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Classical Revival, and Art Deco style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Fountain County Courthouse. Other notable contributing buildings include the Loeb Building (c. 1870), Old Covington City Building (1903, 1915), First National Bank (1913), Knights of Pythias Building (1894), and Covington Post Office (1956).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/14/15 through 9/18/15. National Park Service. September 25, 2015.
^ "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 Kurt West Garner (September 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Covington Courthouse Square Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs, site map, and sketch map.