Villa North Historic District

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Villa North Historic District
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Villa North Historic District, November 2011
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Location706-760 and 707-731 N. Main St., Bluffton, Indiana
Coordinates 40°44′58″N85°10′08″W / 40.74944°N 85.16889°W / 40.74944; -85.16889 Coordinates: 40°44′58″N85°10′08″W / 40.74944°N 85.16889°W / 40.74944; -85.16889
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1891 (1891)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 85001192 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1985

Villa North Historic District is a national historic district located at Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana. The district encompasses 24 contributing buildings in an exclusively residential section of Bluffton. It developed between about 1891 and 1915 and includes representative examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing houses include the Lent Williamson Residence (Longfields, 1891), Amos King Residence (1894), Peter Beeler Residence (1899), and Wiley Messick Residence (c. 1915). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Craig Leonard (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Villa North Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., Site map, and Quad map