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Forest Hills Historic District (Indianapolis, Indiana)

Coordinates: 39°51′32″N 86°8′35″W / 39.85889°N 86.14306°W / 39.85889; -86.14306
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Forest Hills Historic District
Houses in the Forest Hills Historic District
Forest Hills Historic District (Indianapolis, Indiana) is located in Indianapolis
Forest Hills Historic District (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Forest Hills Historic District (Indianapolis, Indiana) is located in Indiana
Forest Hills Historic District (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Forest Hills Historic District (Indianapolis, Indiana) is located in the United States
Forest Hills Historic District (Indianapolis, Indiana)
LocationBounded by the Monon RR Tracks, Kessler Blvd., College and Northview Aves., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates39°51′32″N 86°8′35″W / 39.85889°N 86.14306°W / 39.85889; -86.14306
Area72 acres (29 ha)
Built1911 (1911)
ArchitectStevenson, Benjamin
Architectural styleEnglish Tudor
NRHP reference No.83000130[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1983

Forest Hills Historic District is a national historic district located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It encompasses 173 contributing buildings and 7 contributing structures in a planned residential section of Indianapolis. It developed between about 1911 and 1935, and includes representative examples of Tudor Revival and English Cottage style architecture.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 August 1, 2016. Note: This includes John K. Boal (February 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Forest Hills Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs