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Watson Park Historic District

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NRHP Reference #
  
12000336

Year built
  
1910

Area
  
44 ha

Added to NRHP
  
19 June 2012

Watson Park Historic District

Location
  
Roughly bounded by 38th St., Watson Rd., and Birchwood, Fairfield, and Central Aves., Indianapolis, Indiana

Built by
  
Emerson Chaille & Company; Jose-Kuhn Lumber Company

Architect
  
Architect's Small House Service Bureau

Architectural style
  
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/craftsman

Watson Park Historic District, also known as Watson Road Historic District and Watson McCord Neighborhood, is a national historic district located at Indianapolis, Indiana. The district encompasses 402 contributing buildings and 4 contributing sites in a predominantly residential section of Indianapolis. They include 255 houses, 27 multiple family dwellings, and 120 garages. It was developed between about 1910 and 1960, and includes representative examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district is the Watson Park Bird Sanctuary.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

References

Watson Park Historic District Wikipedia