Old Plat Historic District | |
Trinity Methodist, May 2012 | |
Location | Roughly Bounded by Warren, John, Wilkerson, Lincoln, Washington, Second and Court Sts., Huntington, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 40°53′01″N85°29′32″W / 40.88361°N 85.49222°W Coordinates: 40°53′01″N85°29′32″W / 40.88361°N 85.49222°W |
Area | 130 acres (53 ha) |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, et al. |
NRHP reference # | 00000196 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 15, 2000 |
Old Plat Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. The district includes 177 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in a mixed residential section of Huntington. It developed between about 1860 and 1920 and includes notable examples of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne style architecture. Notable buildings include the Mathew Luber House (c. 1895), George W. Humbert House (c. 1880), Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (1914), First Church of Christ Scientist (1919, now The Quayle Vice Presidential Learning Center), and Masonic Temple (1926). [2]
Huntington, known as the "Lime City", is the largest city in and the county seat of Huntington County, Indiana, United States. It is in Huntington and Union townships. The population was 17,391 at the 2010 census.
Huntington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. According to Census 2010, the population was 37,124. The county seat and lone city is Huntington.
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.
The Elwood Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Elwood, Madison County, Indiana. The district encompasses 51 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Elwood. It developed between about 1887 and 1952, and includes notable examples of Late Victorian, Romanesque Revival, Neoclassical, and Art Deco style architecture. Notable buildings include the Calloway Block, Dehority Block (1894), St. Joseph Catholic Church (1899), United Methodist Church (1899), U.S. Post Office (1911), Carnegie Library (1901), former Elwood City Hall (1899), the Leeson's Building, and the Opera House.
The Knightstown Historic District is national historic district located at Knightstown, Henry County, Indiana. It is roughly bounded by Morgan, Adams, Third, and McCullum Streets and encompasses 536 contributing buildings. It developed between about the 1830s and 1936, and includes many excellent examples of Italianate, Greek Revival, and Gothic Revival styles of architecture. Notable sites of interest include the Knightstown Academy, Elias Hinshaw House, the Knightstown Public Square. Other notable buildings include the Friends Church (1874-1875), Bethel Presbyterian Church (1885), Christian Church (1882), IOOF Building (1897-1898), Masonic Hall (1900-1901), Lehmanowsky House, Morgan Building (1866-1867), Old Town Hall (1892), Knightstown Public Library (1912), and U.S. Post Office (1936).
The Old Richmond Historic District is a neighborhood of historic residential and commercial buildings and national historic district located at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. The district encompasses 212 contributing buildings located just west of the East Fork of the Whitewater River, comprising some of the earliest extant buildings in Richmond. It developed between about 1816 and 1925 and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Gothic Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Bethel A.M.E. Church. Other notable contributing buildings include the William Paul Quinn House, Elijah Coffin House (1845-1847), Henry Davis House (1856), Rankempf Cottage (1855), Hall Town House (1838), Edward Frauman House (1855), and Lydia Pierce Cottage (1858).
The Howard Park Historic District is a national historic district located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It encompasses 27.6-acres and includes 51 contributing buildings, 2 additional contributing structures, and 1 further contributing site. It developed between about 1880 and 1947, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Renaissance Revival, Prairie School, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture and works by architects Austin & Shambleau. Notable buildings include the Sunnyside Apartments (1922), Studebaker / Johnson House (1907), Zion Evangelical Church, the Works Progress Administration built Howard Park Administrative Building (1940), and Lister / Plotkin House (1882).
Hope Historic District is a 114-acre (46 ha) national historic district located at Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana. It encompasses 205 contributing buildings, four contributing sites and two contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Hope. It was developed between about 1840 and 1940, includes works by architect Elmer E. Dunlap and by L.W. Weisner, and notable examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Hall and parlor, and other architecture. Notable buildings include the Moravian Church (1875) and old parsonage (1875), City School (1906), Baptist Church, Methodist Episcopal Church (1887), Alfred Sanford Rominger House, Frank Stapp House, Masonic Temple (1910), and E.B. Spaugh Building (1915).
The North Jefferson Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntington, Indiana. It includes work by Elmer Dunlap. The listing includes approximately seven hundred contributing properties including the separately listed David Alonzo and Elizabeth Purviance House and adjacent Taylor-Zent House, which are Chateauesque and Victorian Romanesque in style. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
Baldwin Addition Historic District is a national historic district located at Fairmount, Grant County, Indiana. It encompasses 14 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Fairmount. It developed between about 1857 and 1930, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne and Greek Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Jonathan Baldwin House (1858), John Wilson Harvey houses, and the Gothic Revival style Fairmount Wesleyan Church (1916).
Sheridan Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana. It encompasses 38 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of Sheridan. It developed between about 1880 and 1939, and includes notable examples of Italianate and Romanesque Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the H.J. Thistlethwaite Building (1886), Carnegie library, First Christian Church (1910-1911), Higbee Buggy Company, American State Bank (1914), Stanley Brothers Building, Slliot's Drugstore, Indiana Telephone Company building, and U.S. Post Office (1939-1940).
Conner Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana. It encompasses 146 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Noblesville. It developed between about 1840 and 1947, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Italianate, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed William Houston Craig House and Daniel Craycraft House. Other notable buildings include the Heylmann House, Gaeth House, Wild House, Noblesville High School Gymnasium, First Presbyterian Church, and Charles Swain House.
Huntington Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. The district includes 102 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in the central business district of Huntington. It developed between about 1845 and 1942 and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne style architecture in the United States, Romanesque Revival, Neoclassical, and Commercial style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Moore/Carlew Building and Hotel LaFontaine. Other notable buildings include the Hotel Huntington (1848), Opera House (1881), Lewis Block, Huntington County Courthouse (1904), old Post Office (1916), Citizens' State Bank, City Hall / Fire Station (1904), Huntington Light and Fuel Building, Our Sunday Visitor building (1926), YMCA (1929), and Huntington Theater.
Drover Town Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. The district includes 231 contributing buildings, 2 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Huntington. It developed between about 1857 and 1930 and includes notable examples of Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne architecture style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed German Reformed Church, Samuel Purviance House, and William Street School. Other notable buildings include the William Drover House, John Rhoads House (1896), and Griffiths Block (1896).
Hawley Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. The district includes 87 contributing buildings and 7 contributing objects in an exclusively residential section of Huntington. It developed between about 1914 and 1954 and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, Mission Revival, and Tudor Revival style architecture. A number of homes were built from plans prepared by the Architects Small House Service.
Toner Historic District is a national historic district located at Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana. The district encompasses 66 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Edinburgh. It developed between about 1845 and 1959, and includes notable examples of Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. The dwellings include a collection of substantial homes with high historic integrity. Notable buildings include the Edinburgh Presbyterian Church (1916), and former marble shop and weight house.
Hohman Avenue Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Hammond, Lake County, Indiana. The district encompasses 15 contributing buildings in the central business district of Hammond. It developed between about 1904 and 1956, and includes notable example of Romanesque Revival, Classical Revival, and Colonial Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include Knott's Apartments (1904), Emmerling Ambulance Garage (1918), Emmerling Building (1918), St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Complex, LaSalle Hotel, OK Building (1913), and the Hammond National Bank.
East Washington Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana. The district encompasses 64 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 7 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Martinsville. It developed between about 1869 and 1940, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Classical Revival, and Colonial Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Neely House. Other notable buildings include the Martinsville Presbyterian Church, Sweet House, Gum House, Hubbard-Gano House, Frank Oak Branch House (1916), and Francesconi House.
Rising Sun Historic District is a national historic district located at Rising Sun, Ohio County, Indiana. The district encompasses 322 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 2 contributing objects in Rising Sun. It developed between about 1810 and 1955, and includes notable examples of Federal, Italianate, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Clore Plow Works-J.W. Whitlock and Company buildings. Other notable contributing resources include the First Presbyterian Church (1843), Ohio County Courthouse (1845), Alexander C. Downey House, Rising Sun Cemetery, and Robert E. Covington House.
Hills and Dales Historic District is a national historic district located at West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 136 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a predominantly residential section of Lafayette, platted in 1922-1924. It developed between about 1911 and 1951 and includes representative examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, French Renaissance, and Ranch style architecture. Notable contributing buildings include the Haniford House, Herbert Graves House,, and Marion J. Eaton House.
Dayton Historic District is a national historic district located at Battle Ground, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 82 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Dayton. It developed between about 1830 and 1952 and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Lantz Building (1941), Reincke-Hawkins House, Castle Block (1894), Baker-Yost House, First Presbyterian Church (1899), and Gladden-Goldsbury House.
Flanner House Homes is a national historic district located at Indianapolis, Indiana. The district encompasses 180 contributing buildings in the Project Area "A" of Indianapolis. It was developed between about 1950 and 1959, and include single family and duplex dwellings for African-American families. Notable buildings include the Revival Temple Church.
Holy Rosary–Danish Church Historic District, also known as Fletcher Place II, is a national historic district located at Indianapolis, Indiana. The district encompasses 183 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section located in the central business district of Indianapolis. It was developed between about 1875 and 1930, and include representative examples of Italianate, Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival, and Renaissance Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Horace Mann Public School No. 13. Other notable buildings include the John Kring House, Trinity Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church (1872), John Wands House (1857), Henry Homburg House, Samuel Keely House, Maria Wuensch Cottage, and Holy Rosary Catholic Church (1911-1925).
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