Jenkins Place

Jenkins Place
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Rock Jenkins House, November 2011
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Location	448-488 Liberty Rd., Orleans, Indiana
Coordinates	38°39′25″N86°26′52″W / 38.65694°N 86.44778°W / 38.65694; -86.44778
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1908 (1908), 1912
Architect	Chatham, Ralph C.; Ochs, Charles
Architectural style	Prairie School, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.	10000127 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 31, 2010

Jenkins Place are two historic homes and, together, a national historic district located at Orleans, Indiana. The Rock and Lucie Jenkins House was built in 1908, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, American Foursquare brick dwelling., with Prairie School influences. The Ralph and Margaret Jenkins House was built in 1912, and is a 1+1⁄2-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]

References

1. "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 June 1, 2016.Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (May 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jenkins Place" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.