LaFontaine Historic District explained

LaFontaine Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly Kendall and Branson between Walnut and Gruell Sts., La Fontaine, Indiana
Coordinates:40.6742°N -85.7225°W
Architecture:Gothic, Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Added:September 30, 2014
Refnum:14000809[1]

LaFontaine Historic District is a national historic district located at La Fontaine, Wabash County, Indiana. It encompasses 56 contributing buildings and 4 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of La Fontaine. It developed between about 1848 and 1930, and includes representative examples of Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Classical Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture.

Notable buildings include the Matthews Service Station (c. 1915), John Finkenbiner Blacksmith Shop (c. 1885), Criswell House/Masonic Lodge (c. 1890), LaFontaine Methodist Church (1902), O. W. Clark Grocery (c. 1910), I.O.O.F. Hall (1905), Parker Building (1884), Parker House (1848, c. 1910), Parker Carriage House (c. 1850), Original Parker Store (c. 1850, c. 1885), Farmers State Bank (1919), and Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 211/LaFontaine National Bank (1893, 1918).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2014-10-10. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/29/14 through 10/03/14. 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. 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: LaFontaine Historic District. 2016-07-01. Kurt West Garner. PDF. November 2012. and Accompanying photographs