Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 125 miles (201 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 metropolitan area, which had a population of 224,709 in the 2021 US Census Bureau estimates.
Prospect Park is a historic neighborhood within the University community of the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The area is bounded by the Mississippi River to the south, the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota to the east, the Burlington Northern railroad yard to the north, and the Stadium Village commercial district of the University of Minnesota to the west. The neighborhood is composed of several districts which include the East River Road area. The 1913 Prospect Park Water Tower is a landmark and neighborhood icon.
Wabash Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 59,279 and it contained 21,448 housing units making it the most populous township in Tippecanoe County.
Fairfield Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 51,113 and it contained 24,527 housing units.
Bergen-Lafayette is a section of Jersey City, New Jersey.
The Purdue State Bank Building is a historic structure in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, designed by American architect and Frank Lloyd Wright's mentor Louis Sullivan. Completed in 1914, the bank is the smallest and least expensive of Sullivan's "Jewel Boxes", a series of Midwestern banks designed in the modern style at the end of his career. Built on a tiny, trapezoidal lot between two streets, the structure is less ornamental than most of the architect's other work, including only a few terra cotta panels. The building cost $14,600 to be constructed, of which only about 10% was paid to Sullivan, barely covering his expenses. A local paper at the time referred to Sullivan as "one of the most noted bank architects in the United States".
The New Chauncey Neighborhood it is a neighborhood in West Lafayette, Indiana at approximately 40°25′59″N86°54′25″W. It contains more than 600 homes and is home to two neighborhood parks: the Paula R. Woods Park and Lincoln Park. The New Chauncey Neighborhood takes its boundaries mostly from the original town of Chauncey or the Kingston and Chauncey villages which were founded in the 1860s. The neighborhood is bounded by River Road to the east, Kingston Drive and Meridian Street to the north, Northwestern Avenue to the west and Fowler Avenue to the south.
College Hill is a residential neighborhood in Easton, Pennsylvania. The neighborhood is situated on the hill overlooking downtown Easton which was once known as Mount Lafayette, and before that, Mount Washington. Lafayette College borders the neighborhood on its southwest side. The northern boundary of the neighborhood is Forks Township. The boundary lies along Chestnut Ridge, a steep hill that rises to 700 feet. College Hill has a total of three historic religious institutional buildings, three parks, and the remains of Rinek Mansion grounds.
Bergen Hill is the name given to the emergence of the Hudson Palisades along the Bergen Neck peninsula in Hudson County, New Jersey and the inland neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey, where they rise from the coastal plain at the Upper New York Bay. The name is taken from the original 17th-century New Netherland settlement of Bergen, which in Dutch means hills.
Centennial Neighborhood District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. The area originated as the Bartholomew and Davis Additions to Lafayette in 1829. Growth came rapidly after the Wabash and Erie Canal arrived in 1843, and continued with the arrival of the railroad in 1853. The Centennial Neighborhood Historic District takes its name from the Centennial School, which was constructed in 1876 on the centennial of the nation. The school was located on the northeast corner of Brown Street at North 6th Street. It has since been removed and a park was created at its original location.
St. Mary Historic District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. In 1864, St. Mary's Catholic Church relocated from its original site at Fifth and Brown Streets to Columbia Street. With the move, many of the congregation also moved to this area. The Church became both a religious and social center for the neighborhood. Many of the homes date from the 1860s and 1870s and include fine examples of the Italianate, Greek Revival and Queen Anne styles as well as vernacular house types. Most of the people who built in this area were Lafayette businessmen. At 1202 Columbia Street James Ball, a local wholesale grocer left his name stamped into the front steps. Across the street is the James H. Ward House, who along with his brother, William, owned a local carpet and wallpaper business.
Ellsworth Historic District, also known as Ellsworth Addition, is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 144 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 4 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Lafayette. It developed between about 1844 and 1936 and includes representative examples of Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Falley Home, Moses Fowler House, and Temple Israel. Other notable buildings include the Second Presbyterian Church (1894-1895), Alexander House, Ball Brothers House, Falley Townhouse, Home Block, Annie Fowler House, and Duplex Townhouse.
Highland Park Neighborhood Historic District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 240 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in a planned residential subdivision of Lafayette. It developed between about 1892 and 1945 and includes representative examples of Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Blistain Axel Merritt House (1914), John Wagner Jr. House, John Ross House, and Bicycle Bridge (1924).
Jefferson Historic District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 161 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 22 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Lafayette. It developed between about 1853 and 1951 and includes representative examples of Italianate, Greek Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Deutsche Evangelische Kirche (1905), Isador Metzger House, Hubert Gilmartin House, B.F. Biggs Pump Factory Building, Deutsche Methodist Kirche (1885), Herman & Mary Fletemeyer House, Mohr House, Warrenberg-Reule Double House, Alfred Gaddis House, Wabash Valley House (1862), Haywood Tag Company Building (1928), and Jefferson High School (1927).
Ninth Street Hill Neighborhood Historic District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 88 contributing buildings and 6 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Lafayette. It developed between about 1850 and 1946 and includes representative examples of Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Greek Revival, and Second Empire style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Judge Cyrus Ball House. Other notable contributing resources include the Samuel Moore House (1891), Moore-Porter-Boswell House (1895), Stanley Coulter House (1890), Edward Bohrer House (1909), Thomas Wood House, Job M. Nash House (1859), and Gordon Graham House.
Park Mary Historic District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 106 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a predominantly residential section of Lafayette. It developed between about 1853 and 1950 and includes representative examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing buildings include the Thomas Hull House (1870), Fry House (1873), Perrin House (1868), Fletmeyer House (1881), Keipner House (1885), Behm House (1858), Greagor House (1873), Ulrick House, John and William Levering House (1858), Sawyer House (1868), Lafayette Christian Reformed Church (1929), Lincoln School (1923), and Lafayette Armory (1927).
Perrin Historic District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 173 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Lafayette. It developed between about 1869 and 1923 and includes representative examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Stick Style / Eastlake movement, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing buildings include the James Perrin House, John Heinmiller House, James H. Cable House, Adam Herzog House (1878), Coleman-Gude House (1875), Frank Bernhardt House (1873), August Fisher Cottage, John Beck House (1887), an William H. Sarles Bungalow (1923).
The Lafayette College campus is a 110-acre suburban area located on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States. Lafayette College also owns and maintains a 230-acre athletic complex, the Metzgar Fields Athletic Complex. The school is roughly 70 mi (110 km) west of New York City and 60 mi (97 km) north of Philadelphia.
