National Register of Historic Places

Bloomington West Side Historic District (Additional Documentation)

Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Listed
February 14, 1997
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
97000055

About this property

Bloomington West Side Historic District is a national historic district located at Bloomington, Indiana. The district encompasses 394 contributing buildings, two contributing sites, and two contributing structures in a mixed residential, commercial, and industrial section of Bloomington. It developed between about 1850 and 1946, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne and Bungalow/American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Elias Abel House, Cantol Wax Company Building, Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, Cochran-Helton-Lindley House, Illinois Central Railroad Freight Depot, Johnson's Creamery, and Second Baptist Church. Other notable contributing resources include the Works Progress Administration constructed wading pool, White Oak Cemetery, Ninth Street Park, Bloomington Wholesale Foods Warehouse (c. 1920), Bloomington Garage, Curry Buick, Banneker School, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, and Bloomington Frosted Foods. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Location

Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
40.07090, -86.53447

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMERCEINDUSTRYTRANSPORTATIONETHNIC HERITAGE-BLACK
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Bloomington West Side Historic District (Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

Bloomington West Side Historic District (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Bloomington West Side Historic District (Additional Documentation)?

Bloomington West Side Historic District (Additional Documentation) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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