Jefferson Historic District (Lafayette, Indiana)

Jefferson Historic District

Jefferson Historic District, November 2009
Location Roughly bounded by 9th, Erie, Elizabeth, and Ferry Sts., Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates 40°25′19″N 86°53′04″W / 40.42194°N 86.88444°W / 40.42194; -86.88444Coordinates: 40°25′19″N 86°53′04″W / 40.42194°N 86.88444°W / 40.42194; -86.88444
Area 22 acres (8.9 ha)
Architect Scholer, Walter A.
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate, et al.
NRHP Reference # 01000976[1]
Added to NRHP September 16, 2001

Jefferson Historic District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 161 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 22 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Lafayette. It developed between about 1853 and 1951 and includes representative examples of Italianate, Greek Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Deutsche Evangelische Kirche (1905), Isador Metzger House (c. 1866), Hubert Gilmartin House (c. 1868), B.F. Biggs Pump Factory Building (1872, 1885-1894), Deutsche Methodist Kirche (1885), Herman & Mary Fletemeyer House (c. 1897), Mohr House (c. 1865), Warrenberg-Reule Double House (c. 1878), Alfred Gaddis House (c. 1865), Wabash Valley House (1862), Haywood Tag Company Building (1928), and Jefferson High School (1927).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[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 Angela Bowen (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jefferson Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs


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