LaFontaine Historic District is a national historic district located at La Fontaine, Wabash County, Indiana. It encompasses 56 contributing buildings and 4 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of La Fontaine. It developed between about 1848 and 1930, and includes representative examples of Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Classical Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture.
LaFontaine Historic District | |
 Kendall at Walnut, La Fontaine, March 2015 | |
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| Location | Roughly Kendall and Branson between Walnut and Gruell Sts., La Fontaine, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°40′27″N 85°43′21″W / 40.67417°N 85.72250°W |
| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000809[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 2014 |
Notable buildings include the Matthews Service Station (c. 1915), John Finkenbiner Blacksmith Shop (c. 1885), Criswell House/Masonic Lodge (c. 1890), LaFontaine Methodist Church (1902), O. W. Clark Grocery (c. 1910), I.O.O.F. Hall (1905), Parker Building (1884), Parker House (1848, c. 1910), Parker Carriage House (c. 1850), Original Parker Store (c. 1850, c. 1885), Farmers State Bank (1919), and Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 211/LaFontaine National Bank (1893, 1918).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/29/14 through 10/03/14. National Park Service. October 10, 2014.
- ^ "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 Kurt West Garner (November 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: LaFontaine Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs