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Franklin Commercial Historic District

Franklin Commercial Historic District
Jackson and Jefferson in Franklin, Indiana.jpg
Jackson and Jefferson in Franklin, September 2010
Franklin Commercial Historic District is located in Indiana
Franklin Commercial Historic District
Franklin Commercial Historic District is located in the US
Franklin Commercial Historic District
Location Roughly E. & W. Court St., Jefferson, Monroe, Main, Franklin, Indiana
Coordinates 39°28′48″N 86°3′19″W / 39.48000°N 86.05528°W / 39.48000; -86.05528Coordinates: 39°28′48″N 86°3′19″W / 39.48000°N 86.05528°W / 39.48000; -86.05528
Area 7 acres (2.8 ha)
Architect Bunting, George
Architectural style Classical Revival, Italianate, Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 89000773
Added to NRHP July 13, 1989

Franklin Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. The district encompasses 32 contributing buildings in the central business district of Franklin. It developed between about 1850 and 1935, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Romanesque, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Johnson County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the Herriott-Clarke Building (1853), former City Hall and Opera House (1895), Artcraft Theater (1924), and Wigwam Mineola Tribe Building (c. 1915).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.



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