Marian Apartments (Lafayette, Indiana)

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Marian Apartments

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Marian Apartments in 2009
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Location 615 North St., Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates 40°25′15″N86°53′23″W / 40.42083°N 86.88972°W / 40.42083; -86.88972 Coordinates: 40°25′15″N86°53′23″W / 40.42083°N 86.88972°W / 40.42083; -86.88972
Area less than one acre
Built 1907
Architect Oliver W. Pierce, Jr.
NRHP reference # 83000150 [1]
Added to NRHP June 30, 1983

The Marian Apartments, also known as Marian Flats, is a historic apartment building located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was designed by Oliver W. Pierce, Jr. and built in 1907. It is a three-story, rectangular, brick building with limestone and wood trim. It features polygonal three-story projecting bays. [2]

Apartment self-contained housing unit occupying part of a building

An apartment, flat or unit is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building, generally on a single storey. There are many names for these overall buildings, see below. The housing tenure of apartments also varies considerably, from large-scale public housing, to owner occupancy within what is legally a condominium, to tenants renting from a private landlord.

Lafayette, Indiana City in Indiana, United States of America

Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 105 miles (169 km) southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which contributes significantly to both communities. Together, Lafayette and West Lafayette form the core of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 United States Census, the population of Lafayette was 67,140, roughly a 19% increase from 56,397 in 2000. Meanwhile, the 2010 U.S. Census pegged the year-round population of West Lafayette at 29,596 and the Tippecanoe County population at 172,780.

Tippecanoe County, Indiana County in the United States

Tippecanoe County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Indiana about 22 miles east of the Illinois state line. As of the 2010 census, the population was 172,780. The county seat and largest city is Lafayette. It was created in 1826 from Wabash County portion of New Purchase and unorganized territory.

They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  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 Barry N. Newton (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Marian Apartments" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs