Thornhurst Addition
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Thornhurst Addition, January 2012
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Location | Bounded by 650 to 742 W Main St, Thornhurst Dr and Rogers Ct, Carmel, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°58′44″N 86°08′16″W / 39.97889°N 86.13778°WCoordinates: 39°58′44″N 86°08′16″W / 39.97889°N 86.13778°W |
Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
Built | 1956 | -1971
Architect | Shull, Avriel |
Architectural style | Modern Movement |
MPS | Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 10000378 |
Added to NRHP | June 24, 2010 |
Thornhurst Addition is a national historic district located at Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana. It encompasses 21 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a predominantly residential section of Carmel. It developed between about 1956 and 1971, and includes notable examples of Modern Movement style architecture designed by Avriel Shull (1931-1976). It includes homes of post and beam construction with huge aluminium window expanses, slate or stone entry floors, and clerestory windows.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.