Peacock Apartments

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Peacock Apartments
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Peacock Apartments, January 2012
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Location414 S. Jefferson St., Muncie, Indiana
Coordinates 40°11′25″N85°23′3″W / 40.19028°N 85.38417°W / 40.19028; -85.38417
Arealess than one acre
Built1907 (1907)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS Downtown Muncie MRA
NRHP reference No. 88002119 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1988

Peacock Apartments is a historic apartment building located at Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. It was built in 1907, and is a three-story, U-shaped Classical Revival style brick building with limestone detailing. It has a low-pitched roof, heavily dentiled cornice, and brick parapet. The front facade once featured a three-story porch. [2] :65–66

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [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 2015-08-01.Note: This includes Gary R. Rice; Lenny Lepola; Gretchen Bookout Cheesman & Paul C. Diebiold (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Muncie MRA" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.