American Sheet and Tin Mill Apartment Building | |
![]() American Sheet and Tin Mill Apartment Building in Gary, Indiana | |
Location | 633 W. 4th Avenue Gary, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 41°36′13″N87°20′43″W / 41.60361°N 87.34528°W Coordinates: 41°36′13″N87°20′43″W / 41.60361°N 87.34528°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1910 |
Architect | D.F. Creighton; United States Sheet & Tin Plate Co. |
Architectural style | Poured concrete |
MPS | Concrete in Steel City: The Edison Concept Houses of Gary Indiana MS |
NRHP reference No. | 09000427 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 17, 2009 |
The American Sheet and Tin Mill Apartment Building, one of the Edison Concept Houses, is a historic building at 633 West 4th Avenue in Gary, Indiana. The building was designed by D. F. Creighton and built in 1910. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 2009. [1] It was built by the United States Sheet & Tin Plate Co.
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by The Staff of the Indiana Magazine of History September 3, 2012 Indiana public media. (historic file)