Courthouse Square Historic District (Greencastle, Indiana)

Courthouse Square Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location:	Roughly bounded by College Ave, Walnut, Market, and Franklin Streets, Greencastle, Indiana
Coordinates:	39°38′38″N 86°51′52″W / 39.64389°N 86.86444°W / 39.64389; -86.86444Coordinates: 39°38′38″N 86°51′52″W / 39.64389°N 86.86444°W / 39.64389; -86.86444
Area:	16 acres (6.5 ha)
Built:	1823
Architect:	Multiple
Architectural style:	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Governing body:	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
NRHP Reference#:	84001237
Added to NRHP:	March 1, 1984[1]

Courthouse Square Historic District, also known as Courthouse Square District, is a historic district in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. Centered around the Putnam County Courthouse, the district includes seventy-six different contributing properties.^[1] Since the first years after Greencastle was platted in the early nineteenth century, the land included in the district has been the center of commerce and government for the area. The current courthouse, built in 1905, is the fourth building to occupy the site.^[2]

In 1984, the historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. Putnam County Interim Report. Indianapolis: Indiana Landmarks, 1982-04, 59.