Ellsworth Historic District

Ellsworth Historic District

Sixth and New York in Lafayette, June 2011
Location Roughly bounded by Columbia, Norfolk & Western RR tracks, Alabama, Seventh, South and Sixth Sts., Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates 40°24′55″N 86°53′20″W / 40.41528°N 86.88889°W / 40.41528; -86.88889Coordinates: 40°24′55″N 86°53′20″W / 40.41528°N 86.88889°W / 40.41528; -86.88889
Area 34 acres (14 ha)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 86003501[1]
Added to NRHP December 30, 1986

Ellsworth Historic District, also known as Ellsworth Addition, is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 144 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 4 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Lafayette. It developed between about 1844 and 1936 and includes representative examples of Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Falley Home, Moses Fowler House, and Temple Israel. Other notable buildings include the Second Presbyterian Church (1894-1895), Alexander House (c. 1880), Ball Brothers House (c. 1845), Falley Townhouse (c. 1892), Home Block (c. 1870), Annie Fowler House (c. 1870), and Duplex Townhouse (c. 1890).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Don Staley (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ellsworth Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs
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