North Jefferson Street Historic District Explained

North Jefferson Street Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
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Location:Roughly bounded by W. Park Dr. and College, Madison, Collins, Oak, Stephen, and Buchanan Sts., Huntington, Indiana
Coordinates:40.8864°N -85.4992°W
Architect:Dunlap, Elmer
Architecture:Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Added:March 31, 2010
Refnum:10000123

The North Jefferson Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntington, Indiana. It includes works by Elmer Dunlap. The listing includes approximately seven hundred contributing properties including the separately listed David Alonzo and Elizabeth Purviance House (1892; 809 N. Jefferson) and adjacent Taylor-Zent House (1898; 715 N. Jefferson), which are Chateauesque and Victorian Romanesque in style. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

North Jefferson Street, north of the downtown commercial area, was the premier residential street in Huntington from the 1860s on; large stylish homes were built on both sides of the street.

Good examples of Italianate architecture on the street include:

Jacobethan Revival architecture on the street included:

Eastlake and Queen Anne architecture appears in:

Notable also is:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: David Alonzo and Elizabeth Purviance House. 2016-04-01. Cynthia Brubaker . Jean Gernand . Linda Parker . Ray PeGan . PDF. December 1993. and accompanying photographs.