North Wabash Historic District

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North Wabash Historic District

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North Wabash Historic District, May 2012
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Location Roughly bounded by W. Maple, N. Carroll, Ferry, Miami, Pawling, N. Wabash, and Union Sts., Wabash, Indiana
Coordinates 40°48′13″N85°49′18″W / 40.80361°N 85.82167°W / 40.80361; -85.82167 Coordinates: 40°48′13″N85°49′18″W / 40.80361°N 85.82167°W / 40.80361; -85.82167
Area 45 acres (18 ha)
Architectural style Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference # 99001077 [1]
Added to NRHP September 3, 1999

North Wabash Historic District is a national historic district located at Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana. It encompasses 159 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Wabash. It developed between about 1846 and 1949, and includes representative examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed McNamee-Ford House. Other notable buildings include the John Wilson House (c. 1870), Milliner House (1890), Thomas McNamee House (c. 1900), Williams House (c. 1900), Eagle House (c. 1870), and David Kunse House (1846). [2]

Wabash, Indiana City in Indiana, United States

Wabash is a city in Noble Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 10,666 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Wabash County.

Wabash County, Indiana County in the United States

Wabash County is a county located in the northern central part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 32,888. The county seat is Wabash.

Italianate architecture 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture

The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "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 Laura Thayer (September 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: North Wabash Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs