Wysor Heights Historic District


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
Coordinates	40°12′18″N 85°23′01″W / 40.20500°N 85.38361°W / 40.20500; -85.38361Coordinates: 40°12′18″N 85°23′01″W / 40.20500°N 85.38361°W / 40.20500; -85.38361
Area	23 acres (9.3 ha)
Built	1883 (1883)
Architect	Dallin, Cyrus E.
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne, Foursquare
NRHP Reference #	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]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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 Paul C. Diebiold (February 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wysor Heights Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.

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