Kirby Historic District

Kirby Historic District

Main and Wolfe, January 2012
Location Roughly bounded by Jackson, Wolfe, Lincoln, and Main Sts., Muncie, Indiana
Coordinates 40°11′34″N 85°22′12″W / 40.19278°N 85.37000°W / 40.19278; -85.37000Coordinates: 40°11′34″N 85°22′12″W / 40.19278°N 85.37000°W / 40.19278; -85.37000
Area 10.5 acres (4.2 ha)
Built 1839 (1839)
Architect Kibele, Cuno
Architectural style Greek Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 99001110[1]
Added to NRHP September 9, 1999

Kirby Historic District is a national historic district located at Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. It encompasses 25 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Muncie. The district developed between about 1839 and 1930, and includes notable examples of Greek Revival and Colonial Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Thomas Kirby House (1839), William F. Spencer House (1909), John Fitzgibbons House (1918), Theopharia A. Hough House (1909), Pearl Hopkins House (1893), and Edward R. Templar House (1905).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[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 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Joseph P. Saldibar, III (February 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kirby Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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