LaFontaine Historic District


LaFontaine Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. 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
Coordinates	40°40′27″N 85°43′21″W / 40.67417°N 85.72250°W / 40.67417; -85.72250Coordinates: 40°40′27″N 85°43′21″W / 40.67417°N 85.72250°W / 40.67417; -85.72250
Area	12 acres (4.9 ha)
Architectural style	Gothic, Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP Reference #	14000809^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 30, 2014

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. 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

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/29/14 through 10/03/14. National Park Service. 2014-10-10.
↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (November 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: LaFontaine Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs

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