American Sheet and Tin Mill Apartment Building.
Polk Street Terraces.
Monroe Terrace.
Van Buren Terrace.
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References
- 1 2 Christopher Baas. "USDI/NPS NRHP Multiple Property Documentation: Concrete in Steel City: The Edison Concept Houses of Gary Indiana" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- 1 2 Charles Vinz (December 11, 2008). "The Sheet and Tin Plate Company Edison Concept Houses of Gary, Indiana". Proximity: Contemporary Art & Culture.
- ↑ Census entry for David Creighton. 1880 U.S. Census. Census Place: Allegheny, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1086; Family History Film: 1255086; Page: 105C; Enumeration District: 005; Image: 0213. (The 1880 Census lists a David Creighton, age 22, born in Pennsylvania, living as a boarder at a house in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. His occupation was listed as a carpenter.)
- ↑ Census entry for David F. Creighton. 1900 U.S. Census. Census Place: Allegheny Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1355; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 22; FHL microfilm: 1241355. (The 1900 Census has an entry for David F. Creighton, a Pennsylvania native born March 1858, living in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. His wife was identified as Amanda Creighton. They were living with Amanda's parents Robert and Mary Adair. David's occupation was listed as a "Mechanical Engineer.")
- 1 2 Census entry for D. F. Creighton. 1910 U.S. Census. Census Place: Harmony, Beaver, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1310; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0031; Image: 512; FHL microfilm: 1375323. (The 1910 Census has an entry for a D. F. Creighton, a Pennsylvania native living in Harmony Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He was 51 years old and living with his wife Amanda A. His occupation was listed as a "Mechanical Engineer" for a "Sheet & Tin Plate Co.")
- ↑ Census entry for David F. Creighton. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index [database on-line]. (The Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index shows a D. F. Creighton, age 51, a Pennsylvania native, living in Ambridge, Pennsylvania (also in Beaver County) with a wife named Amanda A.)
- ↑ City directories for Gary, Indiana in the years 1911, 1913, 1918, and 1920 list a David F. Creighton. The 1918 and 1920 directories list his wife as Amanda A. Creighton. The directories identify him as an architect (1911 and 1913), manager construction department (1918), or engineer (1920).
- ↑ Census entry for David Creighton. 1920 U.S. Census. Census Place: Gary Ward 2, Lake, Indiana; Roll: T625_446; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 98; Image: 305. (The 1920 Census has an entry for David Creighton, age 58, born in Pennsylvania. His occupation is listed as an engineer at a sheet & tin mill. His wife is identified as Amanda. Address is same as in city directories: 712 Tyler, Gary, Indiana.)
- ↑ Census entry for David Creighton. 1930 U.S. Census. Census Place: Avalon, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1959; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 493; Image: 932.0; FHL microfilm: 2341693. (The 1930 Census lists a David F. Creighton, age 69, Pennsylvania native, living in Avalon Borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, with his wife Amanda. His occupation is listed as an "engineer steel" in the "architectural" field. They were living with Amanda's sister, Margaret M. Adair.)
- ↑ Find A Grave lists an Amanda Adair Creighton (1860-1936), wife of David F. Creighton. Find A Grave. It also lists a David F. Creigton, died Nov. 30, 1936 (10 months after Amanda). Find A Grave. Both are buried at Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "NRHP Registration Form For American Sheet and Tin Mill Apartment Building" (PDF). Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology.
- ↑ "NRHP Registration Form For Jackson-Monroe Terraces Historic District" (PDF). Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology.
- ↑ "NRHP Registration Form For Polk Street Terraces Historic District" (PDF). Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2012-09-29.