Traders Point Eagle Creek Rural Historic District

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Traders Point Eagle Creek Rural Historic District
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Farm in the Traders Point Rural Historic District, March 2011
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LocationRoughly between Interstate 865, Interstate 465, and Lafayette Rd., Pike Township, Marion County, Indiana and Eagle Township, Boone County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°55′32″N86°17′47″W / 39.92556°N 86.29639°W / 39.92556; -86.29639
Area1,489 acres (603 ha)
Built byOsler, Richard
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
MPS Eagle Township and Pike Township, Indiana MPS
NRHP reference No. 09000433 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 17, 2009

Traders Point Eagle Creek Rural Historic District is a national historic district located at Pike Township, Marion County, Indiana, and Eagle Township, Boone County, Indiana. The district encompasses 109 contributing buildings, 40 contributing sites, and 12 contributing structures in a rural area near Indianapolis. The district is characterized by the agricultural landscape, farmsteads and estates, recreational landscapes, transportation features including roads and bridges, and historic cemeteries. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [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 July 1, 2015.Note: This includes Camille B. Fife (May 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Traders Point Eagle Creek Rural Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.