Walnut Street Historic District (North Vernon, Indiana) Explained

Walnut Street Historic District
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Location:Roughly including both sides of Walnut St. bet. State and Gum Sts., North Vernon, Indiana
Coordinates:39.0031°N -85.6272°W
Builder:North Vernon Pump & Lumber Co.
Architecture:Late Victorian, Bungalow/craftsman
Added:September 20, 2006
Refnum:06000855

Walnut Street Historic District is a national historic district located at North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana. It encompasses 17 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential of North Vernon. The district developed between about 1880 and 1950, and includes notable examples of Late Victorian and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing buildings include the Platter House (1907), Charles Platter House (c. 1901), Frank Platter House (c. 1901), Gumble House (c. 1897), and John Cope House (c. 1870, 1892).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Walnut Street Historic District. 2016-05-01. Carol Ann Schweikert. PDF. March 2006. and Accompanying photographs.