Spencer Town Hall and Fire Station

Spencer Town Hall and Fire Station
Spencer Town Hall and Fire Station, October 2010
Location84 S. Washington St., Spencer, Indiana
Coordinates39°17′7″N 86°45′40″W / 39.28528°N 86.76111°W / 39.28528; -86.76111
Arealess than one acre
Built1897 (1897)-1898
ArchitectRepath & Pickens
Architectural styleRomanesque, Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.82000027[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 19, 1982

Spencer Town Hall and Fire Station is a historic town hall and fire station located at Spencer, Owen County, Indiana. It was built in 1897–1898, and is a two-story, rectangular, Romanesque Revival style limestone building with a corner bell tower. It measures 24 feet wide and 61 feet long and has a hipped roof. The building was used for municipal purposes until 1975.[2]: 2  In 2005, the building housed law offices.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  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 June 1, 2016. Note: This includes Elmer E. Lyon (May 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Spencer Town Hall and Fire Station" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.