Salem Downtown Historic District

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Southwest corner of the town square in the Historic District
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Southwest corner of the town square in the Historic District

The Salem Downtown Historic District is in Salem, Indiana. The originl plat of the town, founded in 1814, is within the district. It is bounded by Mulberry and Hackberry Street in the north, Hayes Street in the east, the CSX railroad tracks in the south, and Brock Creek to the west. The district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Its architectural styles are Italian, Gothic, Classical, Late Victorian, Early Republic, and Late 19th/20th Century Revivals.

Within the District are the Washington County Courthouse, the First Baptist Church of Salem, and the Hay-Morrison House of the John Hay Center, all of which are on the National Register.


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