Jenkins Place

Jenkins Place

Rock Jenkins House, November 2011
Location 448-488 Liberty Rd., Orleans, Indiana
Coordinates 38°39′25″N 86°26′52″W / 38.65694°N 86.44778°W / 38.65694; -86.44778Coordinates: 38°39′25″N 86°26′52″W / 38.65694°N 86.44778°W / 38.65694; -86.44778
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1908 (1908), 1912
Architect Chatham, Ralph C.; Ochs, Charles
Architectural style Prairie School, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 10000127[1]
Added to NRHP March 31, 2010

Jenkins Place are two historic homes and, together, a national historic district located at Orleans, Orange County, Indiana. The Rock and Lucie Jenkins House was built in 1908, and is a 2 1/2-story, American Foursquare brick dwelling., with Prairie School influences. The Ralph and Margaret Jenkins House was built in 1912, and is a 1 1/2-story, Bungalow / American Craftsman style frame dwelling. It has a steeply pitched roof covered in green tile. Other contributing resources include a garage, concrete corner posts, fencing, former goldfish pond, and two cisterns.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (May 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jenkins Place" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.


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