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Wicks Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Wicks Building

On the National Register since 198343 years
Chicago CommercialListed 1983Bloomington
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About Wicks Building

Wicks Building, at 116 W. Sixth St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 3, 1983. It was among the first 10 of Bloomington’s 32 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric commercial building in downtown Bloomington, Indiana, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 13 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

116 W. Sixth St., Bloomington · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Wicks BuildingStart here
  2. 2Monroe County CourthouseBeaux-Arts Classical · next door
  3. 3Bloomington City HallBeaux Arts · next door
  4. 4Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant19th and 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style · Built 1924 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Home Laundry CompanyLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style and Moderne · 0.1 mi on
Around it

19 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BMonroe Carnegie LibraryNeo-Classical · Built 19170.1 miBCantol Wax Company BuildingClassical Revival0.1 miBIllinois Central Railroad Freight DepotBuilding0.1 miBJohnson's CreameryBuilding0.2 miDNorth Washington Street Historic DistrictBungalow/Craftsman0.2 miBSecond Baptist ChurchRomanesque0.3 miBCochran-Helton-Lindley HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBMorgan HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBMillen-Chase-McCalla HouseBuilding0.3 miSSeminary Square ParkSite0.4 miBAndrew Wylie HouseFederal0.4 miBLegg HouseGreek Revival0.4 miDProspect Hill Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBBlair-Dunning HouseGreed Revival0.4 miBElias Abel HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBThe Old CrescentGothic0.5 miDSteele Dunning Historic DistrictLate Victorian: Queen Anne0.5 miDUniversity Courts Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.5 mi
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BJ.L. Nichols House and StudioBuilt 19000.5 mi

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Questions about Wicks Building

Is Wicks Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 3, 1983 (Register number 83000141).

Is Wicks Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Indiana has 42 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Wicks Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Wicks Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 13 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 132004247 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.