Watson Park Historic District Explained

Watson Park Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:39.8222°N -86.1444°W
Architect:Architect's Small House Service Bureau
Builder:Emerson Chaille & Company; Jose-Kuhn Lumber Company
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/craftsman
Added:June 19, 2012
Refnum:12000336[1]

Watson Park Historic District, also known as Watson Road Historic District and Watson McCord Neighborhood, is a national historic district located at Indianapolis, Indiana. The district encompasses 402 contributing buildings and 4 contributing sites in a predominantly residential section of Indianapolis. They include 255 houses, 27 multiple family dwellings, and 120 garages. It was developed between about 1910 and 1960, and includes representative examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district is the Watson Park Bird Sanctuary.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2012-07-06. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/25/12 through 6/29/12. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Watson Park Historic District. 2016-08-01. Connie J. Ziegler. PDF. September 2010. and Accompanying photographs