Taylor Carpet Company Building

Taylor Carpet Company Building is a historic commercial building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1897, and is a seven-story, rectangular, Beaux-Arts style building. The top three stories were added in 1906. The front facade is faced with buff terra cotta and the upper stories feature large Chicago style window openings. The first two floors are faced with an Art Moderne style stone veneer. It is located next to the Indianapolis News Building. The building housed the Taylor Carpet Company, in operation until 1936.^[2]: 3–4

Taylor Carpet Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Taylor Carpet Company Building, January 2010
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Location	26 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates	39°46′2″N 86°9′32″W / 39.76722°N 86.15889°W / 39.76722; -86.15889
Area	less than one acre
Built	1897 (1897), 1906
Architectural style	Chicago, Beaux Arts, Art Moderne
NRHP reference No.	84001192^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 1, 1984

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1] It is located in the Washington Street-Monument Circle Historic District.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Samuel A. Roberson & Associates (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Taylor Carpet Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs