Jefferson Historic District (Lafayette, Indiana)

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Jefferson Historic District
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Jefferson Historic District, November 2009
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LocationRoughly bounded by 9th, Erie, Elizabeth, and Ferry Sts., Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates 40°25′19″N86°53′04″W / 40.42194°N 86.88444°W / 40.42194; -86.88444 Coordinates: 40°25′19″N86°53′04″W / 40.42194°N 86.88444°W / 40.42194; -86.88444
Area22 acres (8.9 ha)
ArchitectScholer, Walter A.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate, et al.
NRHP reference No. 01000976 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 2001

Jefferson Historic District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 161 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 22 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Lafayette. It developed between about 1853 and 1951 and includes representative examples of Italianate, Greek Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Deutsche Evangelische Kirche (1905), Isador Metzger House (c. 1866), Hubert Gilmartin House (c. 1868), B.F. Biggs Pump Factory Building (1872, 1885–1894), Deutsche Methodist Kirche (1885), Herman & Mary Fletemeyer House (c. 1897), Mohr House (c. 1865), Warrenberg-Reule Double House (c. 1878), Alfred Gaddis House (c. 1865), Wabash Valley House (1862), Haywood Tag Company Building (1928), and Jefferson High School (1927). [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 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Angela Bowen (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jefferson Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs