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Horace Mann Historic District

Coordinates: 41°36′00″N 87°21′47″W / 41.60000°N 87.36306°W / 41.60000; -87.36306
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Horace Mann Historic District
McKinley and Sixth, November 2013
Horace Mann Historic District is located in Indiana
Horace Mann Historic District
Horace Mann Historic District is located in the United States
Horace Mann Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by W. 5th, 8th, and 7th Aves., and Cleveland and Roosevelt Sts., Gary, Indiana
Coordinates41°36′00″N 87°21′47″W / 41.60000°N 87.36306°W / 41.60000; -87.36306
Area26 acres (11 ha)
Built1919 (1919)
ArchitectHess, Louis C.; Warriner, L. Harry; Cohen, Isadore M.; Rissman and Hirschfeld; Leone, Amedeo; Dise, Joseph Ivan
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Renaissance Revival, Mission Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
MPSHistoric Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS
NRHP reference No.13000722[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 2013

Horace Mann Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana, United States. The district encompasses 130 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in an exclusively residential section of Gary. They were largely built between 1919 and 1961, and include examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Renaissance Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture.[2]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/16/13 through 9/30/13. National Park Service. October 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Gregg Abell (January 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Horace Mann Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.