Irvington, Indiana
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Irvington Historic District
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Bona Thompson Memorial Library, the last remaining building of the old Butler University campus
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Ellenberger Pk., Pleasant Run Creek, Arlington Ave., B & 0 RR tracks, and Emerson Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°45′56″N 86°4′34″W / 39.76556°N 86.07611°WCoordinates: 39°45′56″N 86°4′34″W / 39.76556°N 86.07611°W |
| Area | 545 acres (221 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman, American Four Square |
| NRHP Reference # | 87001031 |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 1987 |
The neighborhood of Irvington includes Irvington Historic District, a historic district in Indianapolis, Indiana. Both are in Indianapolis, Indiana. The historic district is a 545-acre (221 ha) area that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. That year, the district included 2,373 contributing buildings, 5 other contributing structures, and 2 contributing sites.
Founded in 1870 by Sylvester Johnson and Jacob Julian, Irvington was originally created as a suburban town of Indianapolis. It formed along winding roads of dirt and brick that reflected landscape design in the Romantic era. The town was built as a quiet suburb where artists, politicians, military generals, academics, and heads of local industry resided. In 1902 Irvington was annexed by Indianapolis.
Irvington is located five miles (8 km) east of downtown Indianapolis on the western edge of Warren Township. The neighborhood is situated on Washington Street, which is the route of the historic National Road, a National Scenic Byway. US 40 was formerly routed along the road. Through the early 1900s, a commuter rail/trolley system ran from Irvington to downtown Indianapolis along US 40.
Irvington is the largest locally protected historic district in Indianapolis. The district includes roughly 2,800 buildings and about 1,600 parcels of land. Seventy-eight percent of Irvington homes were built before 1960. Irvington began petitioning its residents in 2001 through the efforts of the Historic Irvington Community Council. The Irvington Historic District Neighborhood Plan was adopted by the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission on October 4, 2006.
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