Fox Lake (Angola, Indiana)

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Fox Lake
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Fox Lake Resort, August 2013
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Nearest city60-760 Lane 130, southwest of Angola, Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Coordinates 41°37′26″N85°01′32″W / 41.623772°N 85.025474°W / 41.623772; -85.025474
Area10.7 acres (4.3 ha)
Architectural styleLake cottage
NRHP reference No. 01000360 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 12, 2001

Fox Lake is a national historic district located in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana. The district encompasses 27 contributing buildings associated with the Fox Lake Resort vacation community. It developed between 1928 and 1950 as a vacation resort for middle class African-Americans. The cottages are primarily one-story, frame dwellings with gable roofs and concrete block foundations. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [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 July 1, 2016.Note: This includes Glory-June Greiff (June 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fox Lake" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs