Morehous Residential Historic District

Historic district in Indiana, United States

United States historic place


Morehous Residential Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Stevens Avenue in Morehous, July 2012
41°40′16″N 85°57′43″W / 41.67111°N 85.96194°W / 41.67111; -85.96194
Area	36 acres (15 ha)
Architect	A.H. Ellwood & Sons; Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Prairie School, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.	11000706^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 16, 2011

Morehous Residential Historic District is a national historic district located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. The district encompasses 110 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Elkhart. It was developed between about 1910 and 1950, and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, Prairie School, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the Roosevelt School (1921) and Simpson Memorial Methodist Church (1923).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/12/11 through 9/16/11. National Park Service. September 23, 2011.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Note: This includes Robin Wenger and Benjamin L. Ross (May 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morehous Residential Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.