Jefferson Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Jefferson Historic District

Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Listed
September 15, 2001
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
01000976

About this property

Jefferson Historic District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Indiana. The district encompasses 161 contributing buildings, two contributing sites, and 22 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Lafayette. It developed between about 1853 and 1951 and includes representative examples of Italianate, Greek Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Deutsche Evangelische Kirche (1905), Isador Metzger House (c. 1866), Hubert Gilmartin House (c. 1868), B.F. Biggs Pump Factory Building (1872, 1885–1894), Deutsche Methodist Kirche (1885), Herman & Mary Fletemeyer House (c. 1897), Mohr House (c. 1865), Warrenberg-Reule Double House (c. 1878), Alfred Gaddis House (c. 1865), Wabash Valley House (1862), Haywood Tag Company Building (1928), and Jefferson High School (1927). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Location

Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
40.42272, -86.88456

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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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Nearby Battles

Battle of Tippecanoe
1811Early Republic
6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Jefferson Historic District listed on the National Register?

Jefferson Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Jefferson Historic District?

Jefferson Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Jefferson Historic District?

The period of significance for Jefferson Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era.

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