Jenkins Place

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Jenkins Place
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Rock Jenkins House, November 2011
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Location448-488 Liberty Rd., Orleans, Indiana
Coordinates 38°39′25″N86°26′52″W / 38.65694°N 86.44778°W / 38.65694; -86.44778 Coordinates: 38°39′25″N86°26′52″W / 38.65694°N 86.44778°W / 38.65694; -86.44778
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1908 (1908), 1912
ArchitectChatham, Ralph C.; Ochs, Charles
Architectural stylePrairie School, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 10000127 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 2010

Jenkins Place are two historic homes and, together, a national historic district located at Orleans, Orange County, Indiana. The Rock and Lucie Jenkins House was built in 1908, and is a 2+12-story, American Foursquare brick dwelling., with Prairie School influences. The Ralph and Margaret Jenkins House was built in 1912, and is a 1+12-story, Bungalow / American Craftsman style frame dwelling. It has a steeply pitched roof covered in green tile. Other contributing resources include a garage, concrete corner posts, fencing, former goldfish pond, and two cisterns. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [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 2016-06-01.Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (May 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jenkins Place" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.