Morse Dell Plain House and Garden

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Morse Dell Plain House and Garden
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Morse Dell Plain House and Garden, April 2012
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Location7109 Knickerbocker Pkwy., Hammond, Indiana
Coordinates 41°35′3″N87°28′39″W / 41.58417°N 87.47750°W / 41.58417; -87.47750 Coordinates: 41°35′3″N87°28′39″W / 41.58417°N 87.47750°W / 41.58417; -87.47750
Arealess than one acre
Built1923 (1923), 1926
Architect Howard Van Doren Shaw; Jens Jensen
Architectural styleTudor Revival, Prairie School
NRHP reference No. 98000298 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 1, 1998

Morse Dell Plain House and Garden, also known as Woodmar, is a historic home located at 7109 Knickerbocker Parkway in Hammond, Lake County, Indiana. The house was designed by noted Chicago architect Howard Van Doren Shaw and built in 1923. It is a large two-story, Tudor Revival style brick dwelling with a 1+12-story service wing. The landscape was designed by Jens Jensen in 1926. [2] :5

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 2016-05-01.Note: This includes Christopher Baas (March 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morse Dell Plain House and Garden" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.