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Located on Main Street between Burkitt and Mandel Streets, the Sheridan Main Street Historic District comprises architecturally and historically significant buildings dating from the late 19th century to the early 20th century, with the majority of its buildings constructed in the 1910 and 1920 periods. Mixed elements from different classical styles are characteristic of the architecture. Sheridan was platted as a town by John D. Loucks in 1882. Loucks was said to have platted the town on the back of a sheet of wrapping paper by the tallow of a candle. Once the town was platted, it was then approved and incorporated in 1884. By the end of 1884, most of the lots of the original forty acre plat of the Sheridan townsite were occupied. As the Main Street Historic District was part of the ''original town'' and the survey maps still list the southern part of Main Street as ''original town,'' one can easily see that Main Street grew to the north as the town increased in population. In 1890 Sheridan had a population of 281 and by 1900 there had been a 455% increase to 1559 with the coming of the railroad, the opening of many coal mines in the vicinity of Sheridan, the arrival of townspeople, and the settling of ranchlands. By 1907 the City of Sheridan had a population of 4927. Sheridan as a business community was thriving during the first twenty years of the 20th century and Main Street was the center for trade, commerce, and government for the city and the county.