Eskilson Historic District

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Eskilson Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by W. 3rd Ave. and the alleys between Garfield and Hayes Sts., W. 4th Pl., and W. 5th Ave., Cleveland St., and McKinley St., Gary, Indiana
Coordinates 41°36′13″N87°21′37″W / 41.60361°N 87.36028°W / 41.60361; -87.36028 Coordinates: 41°36′13″N87°21′37″W / 41.60361°N 87.36028°W / 41.60361; -87.36028
Area20.5 acres (8.3 ha)
Built1920 (1920)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Mission Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
MPS Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS
NRHP reference No. 14000073 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 2014

Eskilson Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 97 contributing buildings in an exclusively residential section of Gary. They were built during the 1920s and 1930s, and include examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Mission Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman architecture. [2]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/24/14 through 3/28/14. National Park Service. 2014-04-04. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01.Note: This includes Gregg Abell (September 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Eskilson Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.