Centennial Neighborhood District

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Centennial Neighborhood District
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Street markers are located on major roads, entering the centennial historic district.
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LocationRoughly bounded by Union, 3rd, 4th, Ferry, and 9th Sts., Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates 40°25′21″N86°53′25″W / 40.42250°N 86.89028°W / 40.42250; -86.89028 Coordinates: 40°25′21″N86°53′25″W / 40.42250°N 86.89028°W / 40.42250; -86.89028
Area63 acres (25 ha)
Built1975-2000, 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Queen Anne, Federal, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 83003443 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1983

Centennial Neighborhood District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. The area originated as the Bartholomew and Davis Additions to Lafayette in 1829. Growth came rapidly after the Wabash and Erie Canal arrived in 1843, and continued with the arrival of the railroad in 1853. The Centennial Neighborhood Historic District takes its name from the Centennial School, which was constructed in 1876 on the centennial of the nation. The school was located on the northeast corner of Brown Street at North 6th Street. It has since been removed and a park was created at its original location. [2]

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History

The area began to grow in the 1830s as the boundaries of Lafayette expanded north and east of the Wabash River. It was the introduction of the Wabash Canal in 1843 that led to rapid growth. The canal followed the route of Canal Road and the current tracks on the west side of the neighborhood. The area began to develop mills, warehouses and wharves serving the canal. The Reverend Samuel Johnson built a house in 1844 on the north east corner of Ferry and Sixth Streets, which is the oldest structure in the district. [3] The following year, 1844, Richard DeHart House was constructed at 602 N. Fifth Street (northeast corner of Cincinnati and Fifth Streets). The canal growth came to a close with the arrival of the railroads in 1853. Five existing houses represent the canal era, located at 716 and 729 Brown Street, 636 Ferry Street and 713-715 North Fourth Street. [3]

The Lafayette and Indianapolis Railroad (L&I) was the first railroad to arrive in Lafayette in 1852. It ended on Main Street near the current Amtrak Depot, in the Downtown Historic District several blocks south of the neighborhood. The New Albany and Salem Railroad, later called the Monon Railroad, arrived in 1853; this followed Fifth Street and began the growth of the area. The following year, 1854, the Wabash Railroad cut an angle along the Erie Street route, just east of the district. [4] The railroads needed housing for their crews. The row house at 417-427 North Fourth Street (1870) is representative of the housing built during this boom. [3]

More affluent residences were built along Ferry Street. Outstanding examples include the Handley House (874) at 632-634 Ferry Street and the Oppenheimer House at 604 North Sixth Street. [3]

It was in this district that religious and educational structures predominated. St. John's Episcopal Church [3] was built from 1851 to 1858, and is the district's oldest surviving church. St. James Lutheran Church, Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church and St. Boniface Catholic Church were built during the 1860s and 1870s in the Gothic Revival style. [3] Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church began as Lafayette's first black school. [3] The Albert A. Wells Memorial Public Library was built in 1928 and is an outstanding example of the Neoclassical style. [3]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

Significant structures

See also

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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 Sharon Fishback; Lydia Lowrey; Daniel J. Fogerty (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Centennial Neighborhood District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., Nomination Form part 2, Site map, and Accompanying photographs
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Interim Report Tippecanoe County Interim Report, Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory; Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana; 1990; pg. 69
  4. ↑ Lafayette Amtrak Station Display, 2012
  5. ↑ "Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church". Historiccentennial.org. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  6. ↑ "St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church". Historiccentennial.org. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  7. ↑ "St. John's Episcopal Church". Historiccentennial.org. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  8. ↑ "Saint Boniface Catholic Church". Historiccentennial.org. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  9. ↑ "Trinity M.E. Church". Historiccentennial.org. 2000-05-21. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  10. ↑ "First Baptist Church". Historiccentennial.org. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  11. ↑ "Centennial School". Historiccentennial.org. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  12. ↑ "Historic Centennial Neighborhood Association". www.historiccentennial.org. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  13. ↑ [ dead link ]
  14. ↑ "Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette". Historiccentennial.org. 1982-05-25. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  15. ↑ "St. Boniface Catholic School". Historiccentennial.org. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  16. ↑ "First Christian Church". Historiccentennial.org. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  17. ↑ "Haywood Printing Company". Historiccentennial.org. 1925-08-09. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  18. ↑ "Sons of Abraham Synagogue". Historiccentennial.org. 1916-05-06. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  19. ↑ "Wells Memorial Library". Historiccentennial.org. Retrieved 2013-09-11.

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