Anderson Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at

Anderson Anderson or Andersson may refer to: Companies * Anderson (Carriage), a company that manufactured automobiles from 1907 to 1910 * Anderson Electric, an early 20th-century electric car * Anderson Greenwood, an industrial manufacturer * Anderson ...

Madison County, Indiana Madison County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. The 2020 census states the population is standing at 130,129. The county seat since 1836 has been Anderson,Harden (1874), p. 23 one of three incorporated cities within the county. Madiso ...

. The district dates from c. 1887-1955 and encompasses 32 contributing buildings in the central business district of Anderson. Despite some loss of integrity due to demolition and alteration, the district still includes a significant collection of historic and architecturally distinguished commercial buildings. Aside from the usual historic commercial impact of similar districts, this district includes several properties that illustrate Anderson's transportation heritage. Included in the district or nearby are the following individual sites on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

Paramount Theatre (Anderson, Indiana) The Anderson Paramount Theatre (now known as The Paramount Theatre Centre & Ballroom) is a historic movie theater located in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. It opened on August 20, 1929, and at the time was part of the Publix Chain of theater ...

, Tower Hotel (Anderson, Indiana), Anderson Bank Building,

Gruenewald House The Gruenewald House is a historic home located at 626 Main Street in downtown Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. This three story Italianate / Second Empire style house was built in 1860. The house was the home of Martin Gruenewald, a local bu ...

, and The Anderson Center for the Arts. Additional notable or interesting buildings include the Union Building, the State Theater, the Central Christian Church, the Anderson YMCA, the old post office and the Big Four. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed in the

in 2006.

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* City of Anderson Web Site https://web.archive.org/web/20120608221955/http://www.cityofanderson.com/resident-historic_central.aspx * Anderson Downtown Neighbors Association http://www.adnahome.org/ Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Italianate architecture in Indiana Neoclassical architecture in Indiana Buildings and structures in Anderson, Indiana Historic districts in Madison County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Indiana {{MadisonCountyIN-geo-stub