Caldwell & Drake

Starke County Courthouse built by Caldwell & Drake, designed by Wing & Mahurin

George W. Caldwell

Lester Drake

Caldwell & Drake was a construction firm based in Indiana, USA. It included George W. Caldwell and Lester Drake.^[1]

A number of their works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

Works include:

• New Hope Bridge, Columbus Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana^[3]: 5
• Hotel Sansone, 312 Park Central East Springfield, MO (Caldwell and Drake), NRHP-listed^[2]
• Jefferson County Armory, 525 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. Louisville, KY (Caldwell & Drake), NRHP-listed^[2]
• Monroe County Courthouse, Courthouse Sq. Bloomington, IN (Caldwell, George & Drake, Lester), NRHP-listed^[2]
• Ottawa County Courthouse, W. 4th and Madison Sts. Port Clinton, OH (Caldwell & Drake), NRHP-listed^[2]
• Somerset County Courthouse, E. Union St. and N. Center Ave. Somerset, PA (Caldwell & Drake), NRHP-listed^[2]
• Starke County Courthouse, Courthouse Sq. Knox, IN (Caldwell & Drake), NRHP-listed^[2]
• Stewart Hall, West Virginia University campus Morgantown, WV (Caldwell & Drake), NRHP-listed^[2]
• West Baden Springs Hotel, West Baden Springs, IN^[4]
• Wood County Courthouse, Court Sq. at 3rd and Market St. Parkersburg, WV (Caldwell & Drake), NRHP-listed^[2]

References

1. columbus indiana infoboard
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
3. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2015. Note: This includes Laura Thayer; James Cooper; Monica Fry; Marc Holma (November 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: New Hope Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
4. "The Story of the West Baden Springs Hotel". Loyola eCommons. 1957. pp. 41, 42. Retrieved December 31, 2020.