This is a list of properties contained within the boundaries of the federal government designated Hartford City Courthouse Square Historic District

Hartford City Courthouse Square Historic District

The Hartford City Courthouse Square Historic District is located in Hartford City, Indiana. Hartford City has a population of about 7,000 and is the county seat of Blackford County and the site of the county courthouse...

 in Hartford City, Indiana

Hartford City, Indiana

Hartford City is a city in the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Blackford County. Located in the northeast central portion of the state, the small farming community experienced a 15-year “boom” beginning in the late 1880s...

, U.S.A. The District was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 on June 21, 2006. Over 40 contributing properties, including two buildings that are also in the National Register for their own significance, are included in the list.

Most information was retrieved from two major sources: Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana's

Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana

Indiana Landmarks is America's largest private statewide historic preservation organization. Founded as the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana by Indianapolis pharmaceutical executive Eli Lilly in 1960, the organization is a private non-governmental organization with nearly 11,000 members...

 Blackford County Interim Report (Interim Report) and the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 Nomination form for the Hartford City Courthouse Square District (National Register). The National Register was the final source to decide which properties contribute to the historic district. There are some instances where the sources disagree. For example, the Interim Report listed all of the monuments on the courthouse lawn as contributing properties, while National Register listed only the World War I monument. Any additional sources, which were used exclusively in the notes column with one exception, are footnoted.

The list contains information on each property, including its common name. If the building doesn't have a common name that can be attributed to a reliable source, then it is described simply as a "Commercial Building". The address is listed for each structure because it provides a general reference point to navigate the properties of the historic district. Some addresses may change slightly over time as storefronts are altered. Where the two major sources disagree on a street address, the current address of the building was used. Four of the categories of information can be sorted. The list's default sort orders the properties alphabetically by street, and then north-to-south or east-to-west. Where construction dates are approximate, dates are listed with the year before the word "circa" to enable sorting. Linked information on each building's major architectural themes is also listed where available. Images and brief notes, where available, are listed in the last section.

Contributing properties

These properties are contributing properties to the Hartford City Courthouse Square Historic District. In general this means that they add to the historic character of the historic district. In the case of this historic district, the property is associated with architecture, commerce, politics, government, or social history.

	Property name	Address	Built	Architecture	Image	Notes
1	Blackford County Courthouse Blackford County Courthouse The Blackford County Courthouse is a Registered Historic Place located in the Blackford County, Indiana, county seat of Hartford City. The building stands on a public square in the city's downtown commercial district. Built during the Indiana Gas Boom, most of the construction work on the current...	Courthouse Square	1894	Romanesque Revival Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark...		Focal point of town. Outstanding historic or architectural significance. Outstanding example of Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark...  architecture. Listed in National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places listings in Blackford County, Indiana This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Blackford County, Indiana.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Blackford County, Indiana, United States... .
2	World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...  Memorial	Courthouse Square	1921	Sculpture Sculpture Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...		Twenty foot high bronze sculpture created by Ernest Moore Viquesney E. M. Viquesney Ernest Moore Viquesney American sculptor best known for his very popular World War I monument Spirit of the American Doughboy, installed in front of many American city halls and courthouses and in public parks and cemeteries in the years 1920 through 1940...  and known as the Spirit of the American Doughboy Spirit of the American Doughboy The Spirit of the American Doughboy is a pressed copper sculpture by E. M. Viquesney, designed to honor the veterans and casualties of World War I... . Unveiled September 28, 1921.
3	First Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church (Hartford City, Indiana) The First Presbyterian Church of Hartford City is an American church located in Hartford City, Indiana. The edifice is the oldest church building in a small city that at one time was a bustling community with as many as ten glass factories – and over 20 saloons...	220 N. High St.	1893	Romanesque Revival Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark...		Also uses 117 W. Franklin Street as address. Oldest church building in town. Outstanding example of Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark...  architecture. Listed in National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places listings in Blackford County, Indiana This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Blackford County, Indiana.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Blackford County, Indiana, United States... . Outstanding stained glass windows and history with city's glass industry.
4	Commercial Building	211 N. High St.	1910 circa			Two-part commercial block listed as 213-215 N. High in National Register, current address for building is 211 N. High, Interim Report lists as 211 N. High. Taller building with mini-van parked in front in photo. Peoples Gas and Oil Company had an office at the 213 North High Street address in 1903.
5	Commercial Building	209 N. High St.	1910 circa			Smaller building to right of white building in left half of photo.
6	Commercial Building	111 N. High St.	1900 circa	Italianate		Listed as 109 N. High in National Register. Building has been torn down.
7	Commercial Building	114 S. High St.	1900 circa			Listed as 118 S. High Street in National Register.
8	Commercial Building	116-120 S. High St.	1900 circa			The Model Steam Laundry operated at the 120 address during the early 1900s.
9	United States Post Office	123 S. High St.	1934	Neoclassical Neoclassical architecture Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...		Outstanding historic or architectural significance. Federal Public Works Number 207 constructed during the Great Depression Great Depression in the United States The Great Depression began with the Wall Street Crash of October, 1929 and rapidly spread worldwide. The market crash marked the beginning of a decade of high unemployment, poverty, low profits, deflation, plunging farm incomes, and lost opportunities for economic growth and personal advancement...  as a project of the Public Works Administration Public Works Administration The Public Works Administration , part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression... .
10	Commercial Building	124 S. High St.	1890 circa			National Register identifies this as contributing, while Interim Report says non-contributing. Around 1911, agricultural implements, buggies, and carriages were sold from this address.
11	Cox Building	217 N. Jefferson St.	1915 circa	Craftsman Craftsman Craftsman may refer to:* Craftsman , a brand of tools* Master craftsman, an artisan who practices a handicraft or trade* a style of architecture and furniture arising from the British Arts and crafts style...		Original version of building built circa 1895. Current version shown in photo. Housed E.E. Cox Edward Everett Cox Edward Everett Cox was an American newspaper publisher who started Blackford County’s first daily newspaper in Hartford City, Indiana. He is “considered one of the most influential forces in journalism” in Blackford County, and was a strong supporter of the Democratic Party... 's newspaper and printing business.
12	Hotel Ingram	118-122 N. Jefferson St.	1900 circa	Romanesque Revival		Notable historic or architectural significance. Hotel had fine dining and the Ingram Bar. Later became known as the Hartford Hotel, and was the home of George Stevens, one of the city's leading citizens and philanthropists Philanthropy Philanthropy etymologically means "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, it is "private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of... .
13	Commercial Building	114-116 N. Jefferson St.	1899 circa	Romanesque Revival		Home Restaurant occupied 114 N. Jefferson, and Abbott & Saxon (saloon) occupied 116 N. Jefferson in early 1900s.
14	Commercial Building	108-110 N. Jefferson St.	1900 circa
15	Former Bank Block Building	102-104 N. Jefferson St.	1889 circa			Originally northern part of Bank Block. Southern building (which retains original features) on corner at right of 2010 photo, while Northern building (which has had original features removed) on left. Commercial Italianate features removed by 1960s.
16	Bank Block	100 N. Jefferson St.	1889 circa	Italianate		Southern portion of original Bank Block. Building is on corner of street, right side of photo taken in 2010. Southern portion retains most of original features.
17	Blackford County Jail	120 E. Main St.	1879	Italianate		Oldest contributing building in district. Outstanding historic or architectural significance.
18	Weiler's Building	104 W. Main St.	1896	Romanesque Revival		Once one of the largest department stores in Indiana.
19	Rosenbush Building	110 W. Main St.	1890 circa	Renaissance Revival		Notable historic or architectural significance. Rosenbush was a tailer that worked at this site during the early 1900s.
20	Patterson Building	112 W. Main St.	1896	Romanesque Revival		Listed in Interim Report simply as "Commercial Building", this building was built by S. R. Patterson. Plans for the building were discussed in 1892, as demand for office space was strong at that time. In 1895, architects were submitting plans for the building, and it was thought that Blackford County Bank would occupy the front of the first floor. W. J. Fulton dry goods and notions sold at this location in the early 1900s.
21	Sage Building	114-116 W. Main St.	1894 or 1895			Building is in center of photo. 1890s office of Dr. John W. Sage, popular physician and Civil War veteran. Sage built on the site of his office and home. The building was near completion by January 1895, and it included twelve office rooms. In the early 1900s, the Mecca saloon was located at this address.
22	W.H. Gable Block	118-122 W. Main St.	1891	Italianate		William H. Gable eventually built on land that was his first real estate investment after two years of participation in the California Gold Rush California Gold Rush The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to... .
23	Sowers & Gough Drugstore	200 W. Main St.	1940	Art Deco Art Deco Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...		Originally built circa 1910. Cecil R. Gough ran this drugstore and popular gathering place during the 1930s and 1940s. The store had a soda fountain Soda fountain A soda fountain is a device that dispenses carbonated drinks. They can be found in restaurants, concession stands and other locations such as convenience stores...  and seating. It was later ran by Merit Tams and then Pat Mehling.
24	Knights of Pythias / Tyner Building	204-210 W. Main St.	1900	Queen Anne		Has mixture of architectural features including Romanesque Romanesque architecture Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,... , Classical Classical architecture Classical architecture is a mode of architecture employing vocabulary derived in part from the Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, enriched by classicizing architectural practice in Europe since the Renaissance... , and Renaissance Revival in addition to Queen Anne. Notable historic or architectural significance. The Hartford City Times operated from the 210 W. Main address during the early 1900s. For a brief "turbulent" period during the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan Indiana Klan The Indiana Klan was a branch of the Ku Klux Klan, a secret society in the United States that practiced racism and terrorism against minority ethnic and religious groups. The Indiana Klan rose to prominence beginning in the years after World War I when rising levels of eastern and southern European...  had an office in this building.
25	Commercial Building	214 W. Main St.	1890 circa			Schisler shoemaker and repair operated here in the early 1900s. Also home office of Byron Snell, a salesmen for Mail Pouch Tobacco Mail Pouch Tobacco Barn A Mail Pouch Tobacco Barn, or simply Mail Pouch Barn, is a barn with one or more sides painted from 1890 to 1992 with a barn advertisement for the West Virginia Mail Pouch chewing tobacco company , based in Wheeling, West Virginia... . Snell married a Schisler, and the B. Snell & Son business was still thriving in Hartford City in the 1980s.
26	Commercial Building	220 W. Main St.	1910 circa			Identified as 218 W. Main in National Register, current address is 220 W. Main and Interim Report identifies as 220 W. Main
27	Commercial Building	210 E. Washington St.	1940 circa	Art Moderne		Notable historic or architectural significance. Rare (in Hartford City) example of Art Moderne style of architecture.
28	E. Smilack Building	203 E. Washington St.	1910 circa	Craftsman Craftsman Craftsman may refer to:* Craftsman , a brand of tools* Master craftsman, an artisan who practices a handicraft or trade* a style of architecture and furniture arising from the British Arts and crafts style...		Elbert Smilack was an immigrant from Russia that prospered in the United States, and owned numerous oil wells. Smilack was also involved in coal, wood, second-hand pipe, old oil wells, and scrap metal.
29	Commercial Building	201 E. Washington St.	1950 circa
30	Commercial Building	200 E. Washington St.	1920 circa
31	Commercial Building	125 E. Washington St.	1950 circa			Interim Report describes this building as non-contributing, while National Register map shows as contributing.
32	Scheidler Theater	118 E. Washington St.	1947	Art Deco Art Deco Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...		Notable historic or architectural significance. "Very elegant and beautifully decorated" theater built by Matt Scheidler.
33	Commercial Building	110 E. Washington St.	1900 circa	Italianate
34	Griffin Building	108 E. Washington St.	1900 circa			Second of side-by-side Griffin buildings. Located on left in photo. Home of Russell Lewis saloon in early 1900s.
35	Griffin Building	106 E. Washington St.	1890 circa	Renaissance Revival		Located on right in photo. Described in National Register as "built with Romanesque Revival details", but has no arches (see photo). Interim Report describes as Renaissance Revival.
36	Dowell Building	107-109 W. Washington St.	1893	Italianate		Frank P. Dowell maintained an office in rooms 5 and 6 in this building (which looks like two buildings), making loans and insuring property. Frank's father, Jessie H. Dowell, was founder and president of Hartford City Natural Gas and Oil Company.
37	Briscoe Building	113-119 W. Washington St.	1893	Renaissance Revival		Described in National Register as "Romanesque Revival", but has no arches (see photo). Interim Report describes as Renaissance Revival. Longtime home of Hoover-Needler Furniture (known as J.L. Hoover at beginning of 20th century. Also home of Kentucky Liquor Company and Western Union Western Union The Western Union Company is a financial services and communications company based in the United States. Its North American headquarters is in Englewood, Colorado. Up until 2006, Western Union was the best-known U.S...  in early 1900s.
38	Kirshbaum Building	123 W. Washington St.	1893	Romanesque Revival		Outstanding historic or architectural significance. Originally housed the First National Bank.
39	Ervin Building	201-205 W. Washington St.	1890 circa	Queen Anne Queen Anne Style architecture The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...		Outstanding historic or architectural significance. Originally housed Campbell & Ervin Dry Goods.
40	Commercial Building	208-210 W. Washington St.	1890 circa			Two-part commercial block. This building has been torn down. Identified as 216 W. Washington Street in Interim Report. Hartford City Natural Gas and Oil Company had an office at the 210 West Washington Street address in 1903.
41	Campbell Building	207-211 W. Washington St.	1901	Renaissance Revival		Outstanding historic or architectural significance. Office building housed insurance agents, a dentist, and a physician in the early 1900s.
42	Smith Building	213 W. Washington St.	1890 circa	Renaissance Revival		Office building during early 1900s that housed attorneys and a dentist.
43	Commercial Building	219 W. Washington St.	1890 circa	Italianate		O. R. Cantwell had one of the city's four pool and billiards parlors at this address in 1902.