Dutch Ridge Historic District

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Dutch Ridge Historic District
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Dutch Ridge Cemetery, September 2012
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Location17915 and 17819 Old Auburn Rd. and adjacent cemetery, northeast of Huntertown, Perry Township, Allen County, Indiana
Coordinates 41°15′4″N85°5′48″W / 41.25111°N 85.09667°W / 41.25111; -85.09667 Coordinates: 41°15′4″N85°5′48″W / 41.25111°N 85.09667°W / 41.25111; -85.09667
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1876 (1876), 1888
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Gothic
NRHP reference No. 95001110 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1995

Dutch Ridge Historic District is a national historic district located in Perry Township, Allen County, Indiana. The district encompasses two contributing buildings and one contributing site in Perry Township. They are the Perry Township District School #1, or Dutch Ridge School (1888) with Queen Anne style design elements and the Late Gothic Revival style Salem Reformed Church (1876). Also located in the district is the Dutch Ridge Cemetery. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [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 2015-07-01.Note: This includes Nancy Kasdorf and Paul Diebold (June 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dutch Ridge Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.