Jefferson Historic District (Lafayette, Indiana)
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]
Jefferson Historic District | |
 Jefferson Historic District, November 2009 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by 9th, Erie, Elizabeth, and Ferry Sts., Lafayette, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′19″N 86°53′04″W |
| Area | 22 acres (8.9 ha) |
| Architect | Scholer, Walter A. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000976[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 16, 2001 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "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
