Anderson Downtown Historic District is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...

located at 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, one of three incorporated cities within the county. Madison County is includ ...

. The district dates from c. 1887-1955 and encompasses 32 contributing buildings in the

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...

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 Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

: Paramount Theatre, Tower Hotel, Anderson Bank Building,

Gruenewald House The Gruenewald House is a historic home located at 626 Main Street in downtown Anderson, Indiana, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. This three story Italianate architecture, Italianate / Second Empire architecture, Second Empire style house w ...

, 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 Railroad Depot. ''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