Thornhurst Addition

Thornhurst Addition

Thornhurst Addition, January 2012
Location Bounded by 650 to 742 W Main St, Thornhurst Dr and Rogers Ct, Carmel, Indiana
Coordinates 39°58′44″N 86°08′16″W / 39.97889°N 86.13778°W / 39.97889; -86.13778Coordinates: 39°58′44″N 86°08′16″W / 39.97889°N 86.13778°W / 39.97889; -86.13778
Area 11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built 1956 (1956)-1971
Architect Shull, Avriel
Architectural style Modern Movement
MPS Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS
NRHP Reference # 10000378[1]
Added to NRHP June 24, 2010

Thornhurst Addition is a national historic district located at Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana. It encompasses 21 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a predominantly residential section of Carmel. It developed between about 1956 and 1971, and includes notable examples of Modern Movement style architecture designed by Avriel Shull (1931-1976). It includes homes of post and beam construction with huge aluminium window expanses, slate or stone entry floors, and clerestory windows.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

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 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Connie J. Ziegler (December 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thornhurst Addition" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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