Martinsville Commercial Historic District
- Vicinity: Roughly bounded by Pike, Mulberry, Jackson, and Sycamore Sts
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1847/00/00 | A large home is built at 29 E Washington St for Dr Hannibal R Stevens and his wife Sarah (rear of building). About 1915, the commercial front half will be added to the Stevens residence. | |||||
1855/00/00 | 38-40 N Main St is built in Martinsville. 40 N Main St retains late C19 cast iron post. | |||||
1857/00/00 | Begun in 1856 by James Cunningham, 10-20-28 North Main St business block is completed for Samuel Tucker as the Mason House. In 1895, it will be known as the Grand Hotel. | |||||
1860/00/00 | The two story brick 110 N Main St is built for Dr Robert H Tarleton, a physician and druggist. The third floor will be added in 1900. From 1932 to 1984, it will be John S Kivett's Five and Dime. | |||||
1870/00/00 | 78 and 88 East Morgan Street are built in for merchant Henry Sims. From 1926 to 1993 78 E Morgan was a drugstore and soda fountain operated by Robert and Emmett Phelps. | |||||
1875/00/00 | 165 East Morgan St is built. The storefront has been greatly modified. | |||||
1875/00/00 | 33 E Washington St is built in the Italianate style, featuring a cast-iron cornice. | |||||
1887/00/00 | The discovery of mineral springs makes Martinsville a destination for the ill of health. | |||||
1890/00/00 | The Preston Hotel is built at 189 N Mulberry St. | |||||
1891/00/00 | First Christian Church is built at 3 S Main St with a cross-gabled roof and a cruciform plan. A Bennett pipe organ will be installed in 1894-1895. | |||||
1893/00/00 | Independent Order of Odd Fellows | Owner | Independent Order of Odd Fellows block is built in the Italianate style at 110-128 East Morgan Street. | |||
1917/00/00 | Built c 1860, J C Hale, owner of the Martinsville Brick Company, remodels 96 N Main St with oriental brick, a dark brown brick with shades of green, red, and orange from his Martinsville Brick Co, and limestone blocks. | |||||
1948/00/00 | J J Newberry Company | Store | J J Newberry acquires the Singleton Building at 15 N Jefferson St. Built in the Italianate style c 1870, the entrances date from the late 1930s or later. |
Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
Blackstone House and Martinsville Telephone Company Building |
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Morgan County Courthouse |
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Toner Store | ||
Union Block and MARTINSVILLE CITY OF MINERAL WATER Sign |
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Particulars for Martinsville Commercial Historic District: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Historic Use | City or Town Hall |
Area of Significance | Commerce |
Historic Use | Courthouse |
Area of Significance | Entertainment - Recreation |
Owner | Federal |
Historic Use | Financial Institution |
Area of Significance | Health-medicine |
Sight Category | Historic District |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Architectural Style | Italianate |
Historic Use | Medical Business, Office |
Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
Area of Significance | Politics-government |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Professional |
Historic Use | Retail shop |
Historic Use | Specialty Store |
Architectural Style | Tudor Revival |
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