Twelve Points Historic District

Coordinates: 39°29′31″N 87°23′56″W / 39.49194°N 87.39889°W / 39.49194; -87.39889
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Twelve Points Historic District
Twelve Points Historic District, July 2011
Twelve Points Historic District is located in Vigo County, Indiana
Twelve Points Historic District
Twelve Points Historic District is located in Indiana
Twelve Points Historic District
Twelve Points Historic District is located in the United States
Twelve Points Historic District
LocationLafayette Ave. from Linden to 13th st. and Maple Ave. from Garfield to 13th St., Terre Haute, Indiana
Coordinates39°29′31″N 87°23′56″W / 39.49194°N 87.39889°W / 39.49194; -87.39889
Area11.5 acres (4.7 ha)
ArchitectShourds-Stoner
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, Art Deco, et al.
NRHP reference No.05000314[1]
Added to NRHPApril 20, 2005

Twelve Points Historic District is a national historic district located at Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. It encompasses 12 contributing buildings in a suburban commercial district of Terre Haute. It developed between about 1905 and 1954, with most built between 1890 and 1920, and includes representative examples of Commercial, Art Deco, and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Twelve Points State Bank (1919), People State Bank (1923), Twelve Points Hotel (1908), and Garfield Theater / Harmony Hall (1939).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References[edit]

  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 July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Camille Fife and Thomas Salmon, II (July 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Twelve Points Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs