East Main Street–Glen Miller Park Historic District
The East Main Street–Glen Miller Park Historic District is a neighborhood of historic residential buildings and national historic district located at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. The district encompasses 84 contributing buildings, 11 contributing structures, and 5 contributing objects along the National Road (US 40) and sometimes called Millionaire's Row. A portion of the district is recognized by the City of Richmond's Historic Preservation Commission as the Linden Hill conservation district. It developed between about 1830 and 1937 and includes representative examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Classical Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Henry and Alice Gennett House. Other notable contributing resources include elaborate iron bridges (c. 1895) and "Madonna of the Trail" statue located in Glen Miller Park, Isham Sedgwick House (1884-1885), John A. Hasecoster House (1895), William H. Campbell House (1905), Howard Campbell House (1909), E.G. Hill House (c. 1880, c. 1900), Crain Sanitarium (c. 1900), and Dr. T. Henry Davis House (c. 1902).[2]
East Main Street–Glen Miller Park Historic District | |
 Henry and Alice Gennett home designed by John A. Hasecoster | |
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| Location | Both sides of E. Main St. from N. 18th to N. 30th Sts. and Glen Miller Park east of 30th St., Richmond, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39.831082°N 84.865794°W |
| Area | 216 acres (87 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple, including John A. Hasecoster |
| Architectural style | Victorian, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000612[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 27, 1986 |
Homes included in the district are those of Henry and Alice Gennett and architect John A. Hasecoster.
Glen Miller Park was named for Colonel John Miller, the original owner of the land, and glen, the type of terrain found there.[3]
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
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References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "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 Mary Raddant Tomlan and Gertrude L. Ward (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: East Main Street–Glen Miller Park Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., Site map, Map legend, and Accompanying photographs
- "History of Richmond & Wayne County, Indiana". WayNet. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
