Roughly bounded by Fourth, N. Morgan, First and N. Perkins Sts., Rushville, Indiana. County/parish: Rush.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 27, 1993. NRIS 93001416.
54 contributing buildings.Also known as:
Rushville Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. The district encompasses 54 contributing buildings in the central business district of Rushville. The district developed between about 1847 and 1940 and includes notable examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Classical Revival, Collegiate Gothic, Commercial style, and Art Deco style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Durbin Hotel, Melodeon Hall, and Rush County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the former Methodist Episcopal Church (1847-1850), Church of Christ / Boys' and Girls' Club (1850-1853), Beher-King Block (1883), Presbyterian Church (1892-1893), Rushville National Bank (1911), Phoenix Lodge (1913–1915), Rushville Public Library (c. 1930), and former Castle Theatre (1939).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132004676