Horace Mann Historic District Explained

Horace Mann Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by W. 5th, 8th, and 7th Aves., and Cleveland and Roosevelt Sts., Gary, Indiana
Coordinates:41.6°N -87.3631°W
Architect:Hess, Louis C.; Warriner, L. Harry; Cohen, Isadore M.; Rissman and Hirschfeld; Leone, Amedeo; Dise, Joseph Ivan
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Renaissance Revival, Mission Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Added:September 18, 2013
Mpsub:Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS
Refnum:13000722[1]

Horace Mann Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana, United States. The district encompasses 130 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in an exclusively residential section of Gary. They were largely built between 1919 and 1961, and include examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Renaissance Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2013-10-18. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/16/13 through 9/30/13 . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Horace Mann Historic District. 2016-05-01. Gregg Abell. PDF. January 2012. and Accompanying photographs.