The Varsity (West Lafayette, Indiana)

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The Varsity
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The Varsity, May 2011
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Location101 Andrew Place, West Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates 40°25′27″N86°54′33″W / 40.42417°N 86.90917°W / 40.42417; -86.90917 Coordinates: 40°25′27″N86°54′33″W / 40.42417°N 86.90917°W / 40.42417; -86.90917
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 (1928)
ArchitectScholer, Walter
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 01001342 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 7, 2001

The Varsity is a historic apartment building located at West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was built in 1928, and is a three-story, "L"-shaped, Tudor Revival style brick building. It has a limestone quoins and detailing, a Tudor-arched entrance, projecting pavilions, and semi-hexagonal projecting bays. [2] :5–6

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [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 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Kenneth A. Schuette, Jr. (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: The Varsity" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs