Roann Historic District Roann, Indiana
National Register of Historic Places Data
The Roann Historic District has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places with the following information, which has been imported from the National Register database and/or the Nomination Form . Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- National Register ID
- 13000093
- Date Listed
- March 20, 2013
- Name
- Roann Historic District
- Part of
- N/A (Multiple Property Submission)
- Address
- Roughly bounded by IN 16, West, Ohio & Beamer Sts.
- City/Town
- Roann
- County
- Wabash
- State
- Indiana
- Category
- district
- Level of Sig.
- local
- Areas of Sig.
- ARCHITECTURE; EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT; COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Description
Text courtesy of the National Register of Historic Places, a program of the National Parks Service. Minor transcription errors or changes in formatting may have occurred; please see the Nomination Form PDF for official text. Some information may have become outdated since the property was nominated for the Register.
The Roann Historic District exemplifies the development of early Midwestern railroad towns whose growth did not expand much beyond the initial infusion of wealth brought by the railroad, but still maintained its importance as a center for the rural area surrounding the community. It meets Criteria A and C due to its pattern of settlement and the development of the town and its architecture. Areas of Significance represented in the Roann Historic District are Architecture, Exploration & Settlement, and Community Planning & Development. The district's architecture is for the most part not high-styled, but scaled to the size of the community. Interesting vernacular types and certain regional details also exist in the district. The district's ties to the early exploration and settlement of the area are also evident in the names associated with the community. The district boundaries, which incorporate nearly the entire community, are also a un ique feature and provide a picture of how the community and its significant buildings were planned.
