Global InformationWysor Heights Historic District information
Wysor Heights Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. Historic district | |
 Wysor Heights in Muncie, January 2012 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Highland Ave., White River, N. Elm St. and N. Walnut St., Muncie, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°12′18″N 85°23′01″W / 40.20500°N 85.38361°W |
| Area | 23 acres (9.3 ha) |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architect | Dallin, Cyrus E. |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne, Foursquare |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001217[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 1, 1988 |
Wysor Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. It encompasses 61 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Muncie. The district developed between about 1890 and 1930, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, American Foursquare, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the equestrian sculpture and landscape ensemble "Appeal to the Great Spirit" by Cyrus Edwin Dallin (1929), Roy Thomas House (1922-1923), Burt Whiteley House (1892), and the first Delaware County Children's Home building (c. 1890).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2015. Note: This includes Paul C. Diebiold (February 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wysor Heights Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.