Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District
Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District | |
Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis, January 2010 | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Delaware, Ohio, Capitol, and W. Maryland Sts., Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°46′04″N 86°09′29″W / 39.76778°N 86.15806°W |
| Area | 31.1 acres (12.6 ha) |
| Built | 1852 |
| Architect | Rubush & Hunter; Vonnegut & Bohn |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001179 |
| Added to NRHP | September 26, 1997 |
Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District is a national historic district located at Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, covering the first two blocks of East and West Washington and Market streets, the south side of the 100 block of East Ohio Street, Monument Circle, the first block of North and South Meridian Street, the first two blocks of North Pennsylvania Street, the west side of the first two blocks of North Delaware Street, the east side of the first block of North Capitol Avenue, and the first block of North Illinois Street. In total, the district encompasses 40 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the central business district of Indianapolis centered on Monument Circle. It developed between about 1852 and 1946, and includes representative examples of Italianate, Greek Revival, and Art Deco style architecture.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.