Wysor Heights Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Highland Ave., White River, N. Elm St. and N. Walnut St., Muncie, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 40°12′18″N85°23′01″W / 40.20500°N 85.38361°W Coordinates: 40°12′18″N85°23′01″W / 40.20500°N 85.38361°W |
Area | 23 acres (9.3 ha) |
Built | 1883 |
Architect | Dallin, Cyrus E. |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne, Foursquare |
NRHP reference No. | 88001217 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 1, 1988 |
Wysor Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. It encompasses 61 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Muncie. The district developed between about 1890 and 1930, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, American Foursquare, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the equestrian sculpture and landscape ensemble "Appeal to the Great Spirit" by Cyrus Edwin Dallin (1929), Roy Thomas House (1922-1923), Burt Whiteley House (1892), and the first Delaware County Children's Home building (c. 1890). [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]
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