Francis T. Roots Building

Francis T. Roots Building, also known as the Roots Building, is a historic commercial building located at Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. It was built in 1895, and is a three-story, square plan, Queen Anne style brick building. The building features marble and limestone panels, projecting bays, and a corner turret. The building was remodeled about 1940 and restored in the 1980s.[2]^:2–3

Francis T. Roots Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Roots Building, July 2007
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Location	115-119 E. Charles St., Muncie, Indiana
Coordinates	40°11′27″N 85°23′9″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1895 (1895)
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	85000605[1]
Added to NRHP	March 21, 1985

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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 2015-08-01. Note: This includes James H. Gooden (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Francis T. Roots Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.