Lafayette Place Historic District

Lafayette Place Historic District is a national historic district located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district encompasses 582 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Fort Wayne. The area was developed from about 1915 to 1963, and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style residential architecture. The neighborhood was platted and designed by noted landscape architect Arthur Asahel Shurcliff.[2]:3–7

Lafayette Place Historic District
Lafayette Place Historic District, January 2014
LocationRoughly bounded by S. Calhoun and Lafayette Sts., and McKinnie and Pettit Aves., Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates41°02′40″N 85°08′00″W
Area86 acres (35 ha)
Builtc. 1915 (1915)-1963
ArchitectShurcliff, Arthur; Ninde, Lee J.; et al.
Architectural styleTudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Bungalow / craftsman et al.
MPSHistoric Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1820-1960 MPD
NRHP reference No.12001147[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 9, 2013

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/07/13 through 1/11/13. National Park Service. 2013-11-18.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Margaret Caviston; Michael Galbraith; Angie Quinn (March 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lafayette Place Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs and map.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.