Normain Heights Historic District

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Normain Heights Historic District

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Normandy and Guam in Normain Heights, July 2013
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Location Roughly 2300-2900 N. Main, 2300-2800 Normandy, & 100-200 blks. E. Ardennes, Palau, Bastogne, Leyte, Saint Lo & Guam, Mishawaka, Indiana
Coordinates 41°41′03″N86°10′47″W / 41.68417°N 86.17972°W / 41.68417; -86.17972 Coordinates: 41°41′03″N86°10′47″W / 41.68417°N 86.17972°W / 41.68417; -86.17972
Area 76 acres (31 ha)
Built 1947 (1947)
Architect Schwartz, Karl
Architectural style Modern Movement
NRHP reference # 02000203 [1]
Added to NRHP March 20, 2002

Normain Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The district encompasses 224 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a planned post-World War II residential subdivision of 315 homes with initial sales restricted to veterans. It developed between 1946 and 1951, and includes notable examples of Modern Movement architecture. They are in seven house types randomly scattered throughout the district and were designed for families with low-to-moderate incomes. [2]

Mishawaka, Indiana City in Indiana, United States

Mishawaka is a city on the St. Joseph River, in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 48,252 as of the 2010 census. Its nickname is "the Princess City."

St. Joseph County, Indiana County in the United States

St. Joseph County, commonly called St. Joe County by locals, is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of Census 2010, the population was 266,931, making it the fifth-most populous county in Indiana. Formed in 1830, it was named for the St. Joseph River which flows through it toward Lake Michigan. The county seat is South Bend.

Modern architecture broad type of architecture

Modern architecture, or modernist architecture was based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel and reinforced concrete; the idea that form should follow function; an embrace of minimalism; and a rejection of ornament. It emerged in the first half of the 20th century and became dominant after World War II until the 1980s, when it was gradually replaced as the principal style for institutional and corporate buildings by postmodern architecture.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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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 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Glory-June Grieff (July 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Normain Heights Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., site map, quad map, and Accompanying photographs