Lincolnshire Historic District

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Lincolnshire Historic District
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LocationNorth sides of Lincoln Ave from Harlan Ave to Benninghof Ave, Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates 37°57′13″N87°33′52″W / 37.95361°N 87.56444°W / 37.95361; -87.56444
Area55 acres (22 ha)
Built1923 (1923)
ArchitectAnderson, John Richard; Veatch, Henry Babcock
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 89001426 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 2, 1989

Lincolnshire Historic District is a national historic district located at Evansville, Indiana. The district developed after 1923, and encompasses 95 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Evansville. The district's homes have a mixture of Tudor Revival and Old and new World revival designs, including Colonial Revival. St. Benedict Cathedral and Bosse High School are two landmark buildings from the 1920s and 1930s. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [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 August 1, 2016.Note: This includes Joan C. Marchand (October 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lincolnshire Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016., Site map