Villa North Historic District Explained

Villa North Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:706-760 and 707-731 N. Main St., Bluffton, Indiana
Coordinates:40.7494°N -85.1689°W
Architect:Multiple
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne
Added:June 4, 1985
Refnum:85001192

Villa North Historic District is a national historic district located at Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana. The district encompasses 24 contributing buildings in an exclusively residential section of Bluffton. It developed between about 1891 and 1915 and includes representative examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing houses include the Lent Williamson Residence (Longfields, 1891), Amos King Residence (1894), Peter Beeler Residence (1899), and Wiley Messick Residence (c. 1915).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

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: Villa North Historic District. 2016-07-01. Craig Leonard. PDF. November 1983., Site map, and Quad map