Pipe Creek Falls Resort Explained

Pipe Creek Falls Resort
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Location:Junction of County Roads 850E and 275S at Pipe Creek, north of Walton, Tipton Township, Cass County, Indiana
Coordinates:40.7267°N -86.2172°W
Builder:Bowyer, Charles Lewis
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman
Added:September 14, 1995
Refnum:95001105

Pipe Creek Falls Resort is a national historic district located at Tipton Township, Cass County, Indiana. The district encompasses five contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures associated with a recreational site and campground on a wooded site overlooking Pipe Creek. It developed between about 1888 and 1940 and includes notable examples of Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Pipe Creek Grist Mill (1914), generator shed (1914), bath house (1914), storage shed (1940), restroom (1940), concession stand (1940), the foundation of a carousel, and rock shelters.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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. 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pipe Creek Falls Resort . 2015-08-01. Harry Dishon and Suzanne Fischer. PDF. May 1995. and Accompanying photographs.