Ellsworth Historic District

Ellsworth Historic District, also known as Ellsworth Addition, is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 144 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 4 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Lafayette. It developed between about 1844 and 1936 and includes representative examples of Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Falley Home, Moses Fowler House, and Temple Israel. Other notable buildings include the Second Presbyterian Church (1894-1895), Alexander House (c. 1880), Ball Brothers House (c. 1845), Falley Townhouse (c. 1892), Home Block (c. 1870), Annie Fowler House (c. 1870), and Duplex Townhouse (c. 1890).[2]

For the historic area in Ellsworth, Kansas, see Ellsworth Downtown Historic District.

Ellsworth Historic District
Sixth and New York in Lafayette, June 2011
Ellsworth Historic District is located in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Ellsworth Historic District
Ellsworth Historic District is located in Indiana
Ellsworth Historic District
Ellsworth Historic District is located in the United States
Ellsworth Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Columbia, Norfolk & Western RR tracks, Alabama, Seventh, South and Sixth Sts., Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates40°24′55″N 86°53′20″W
Area34 acres (14 ha)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.86003501[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1986

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

See also
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References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Don Staley (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ellsworth Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016., Site map, and Accompanying photographs
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