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Dixie Garage

Coordinates: 38°33′49″N 86°36′52″W / 38.56361°N 86.61444°W / 38.56361; -86.61444
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Dixie Garage
Dixie Garage, November 2011
Dixie Garage is located in Indiana
Dixie Garage
Dixie Garage is located in the United States
Dixie Garage
LocationIN 56 and Sinclair Ave., West Baden Springs, Indiana
Coordinates38°33′49″N 86°36′52″W / 38.56361°N 86.61444°W / 38.56361; -86.61444
Arealess than one acre
Built1918 (1918)-1920
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No.01000983[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 2001

Dixie Garage, also known as the Nash Garage, is a historic automobile repair shop located at West Baden Springs, Orange County, Indiana. It was built between 1918 and 1920, and is a large one-story, brick building with a barrel vaulted roof. It is square in plan and features curved parapets and corner piers. Inside the building is a two-story, concrete block structure. The building housed an automobile repair shop until the late-1930s, after which it housed a skating rink, bottling plant, and wood manufacturer.[2]: 5, 9, 21 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Cynthia Brubaker (February 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dixie Garage" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.