Laurel and Prospect District

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Laurel and Prospect District
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Laurel and Prospect District, July 2011
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Location1335 to 1419 E. Prospect St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates 39°45′8″N86°8′7″W / 39.75222°N 86.13528°W / 39.75222; -86.13528
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1870 (1870)
MPS Fountain Square Commercial Areas TR
NRHP reference No. 83000132 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1983

Laurel and Prospect District is a national historic district located at Indianapolis, Indiana. The district encompasses three contributing buildings in the Fountain Square Commercial Areas of Indianapolis. It developed between about 1871 and 1932, and notable buildings include the Mangold / Roepke Saloon (1885, 1910) and Buddenbaum Grocery (1879). [2] :32

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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 August 1, 2016.Note: This includes Mary Toshach; Mary Ellen Gadski; James Reed; Cecelia Boggs (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fountain Square Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs