Christamore House

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Christamore House
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Christamore House, April 2011
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Location502 N. Tremont St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates 39°46′29″N86°12′4″W / 39.77472°N 86.20111°W / 39.77472; -86.20111
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1924 (1924)-1926
Built byBrown, Eugene H.
ArchitectRuss, Willam Earl
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No. 85000597 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1985

Christamore House is a historic settlement house associated with Butler University and located at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It was built between 1924 and 1926, and is 2+12-story, U-shaped, Georgian Revival style brick mansion. It consists of a two-story, five-bay, central section flanked by one-story wings. It has a slate hipped roof and is nine bays wide, with a three-bay central pavilion. The building features large round-arched windows and contains an auditorium and a gymnasium. [2] :2–5

It was added to 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 2016-08-01.Note: This includes Becky Prior (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Christamore House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.