Town of Crows Nest Historic District

Town of Crows Nest Historic District

Stone house in Crows Nest, March 2011
Location Roughly bounded by Kessler Blvd., White R., and Questover Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates 39°51′25″N 86°10′11″W / 39.85694°N 86.16972°W / 39.85694; -86.16972Coordinates: 39°51′25″N 86°10′11″W / 39.85694°N 86.16972°W / 39.85694; -86.16972
Area 65 acres (26 ha)
Architect Burns and James; Daggett, Robert Frost, et al.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, et al.
NRHP Reference # 00000305[1]
Added to NRHP April 13, 2000

Town of Crows Nest Historic District is a national historic district located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It encompasses 29 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, 4 contributing structures, and 3 contributing objects in an exclusive residential enclave of Indianapolis. The district developed between about 1905 and 1950, and includes representative examples of Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Art Deco style architecture. Notable contributing resources include Vellameda (1904-1905), W. Hathaway Simmons House (1914), Walden Estate (1927), Lane's End Estate (1928), Goodman House (1927), and Eli Lilly House (1930).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Kipp Norman and Paul Baumgarten (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Town of Crows Nest Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01., Accompanying photographs, and Accompanying photographs


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