Jefferson Historic District (Lafayette, Indiana)

Summary

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
Jefferson Historic District (Lafayette, Indiana) is located in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Jefferson Historic District (Lafayette, Indiana)
Jefferson Historic District (Lafayette, Indiana) is located in Indiana
Jefferson Historic District (Lafayette, Indiana)
Jefferson Historic District (Lafayette, Indiana) is located in the United States
Jefferson Historic District (Lafayette, Indiana)
LocationRoughly bounded by 9th, Erie, Elizabeth, and Ferry Sts., Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates40°25′19″N 86°53′04″W / 40.42194°N 86.88444°W / 40.42194; -86.88444
Area22 acres (8.9 ha)
ArchitectScholer, Walter A.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate, et al.
NRHP reference No.01000976[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 2001

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Angela Bowen (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jefferson Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016., Site map, and Accompanying photographs