page_title: Geneva, Indiana
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Geneva, Indiana / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Buildings on the western end of the southern side of the 400 block of E. Line Street in Geneva, Indiana, United States. The buildings are as follows: 416, built 1885, Romanesque Revival: Charles B. Porter Drugstore 408, built 1885, Romanesque Revival: Shamrock Block, including post office 406, undated, Italianate: Highline Restaurant 340, built 1882, Italianate: Briggs Hardware Building 332-334, built 1890, Romanesque Revival: Aspy &amp; Miller/Rayn Building 310, built 1898, Italianate 304, built 1898, Italianate This block is part of the Geneva Downtown Commercial Historic District, a historic district that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
context_page_description: Geneva is a town in Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,293 at the 2010 census. Geneva is the location of the Limberlost Cabin, the home of writer and naturalist Gene Stratton Porter.
context_section_description: Geneva had its start in 1871 when the rival towns of Alexander and Buffalo merged. It was named after Geneva, in Switzerland. The first post office in Geneva was established in 1872.
caption: Businesses in Geneva's downtown historic district
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