Twelve Points Historic District Explained

Twelve Points Historic District
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Location:Lafayette Ave. from Linden to 13th st. and Maple Ave. from Garfield to 13th St., Terre Haute, Indiana
Coordinates:39.4919°N -87.3989°W
Architect:Shourds-Stoner
Architecture:Early Commercial, Art Deco, et al.
Added:April 20, 2005
Refnum:05000314

Twelve Points Historic District is a national historic district located at Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. It encompasses 12 contributing buildings in a suburban commercial district of Terre Haute. It developed between about 1905 and 1954, with most built between 1890 and 1920, and includes representative examples of Commercial, Art Deco, and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Twelve Points State Bank (1919), People State Bank (1923), Twelve Points Hotel (1908), and Garfield Theater / Harmony Hall (1939).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

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. 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Twelve Points Historic District. 2016-07-01. Camille Fife and Thomas Salmon, II . PDF. July 2004. and Accompanying photographs