Monroe Terrace Historic District is a national
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
located in the First Subdivision of
Gary, Indiana
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city has been historically dominated by major industrial activity and is home to U.S. Steel's Gary Works, the largest steel mill complex in North America. Gary is located along the ...
, United States. The district encompasses eight contributing buildings in a residential section of Gary. The buildings were designed by
D. F. Creighton and built by the
United States Sheet & Tin Plate Co. They were built starting in 1910 and are examples of the Edison Concept Houses that were designed, patented, and promoted by inventor
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventio ...
. The houses reflect
Bungalow
A bungalow is a small house or cottage that is either single-story or has a second story built into a sloping roof (usually with dormer windows), and may be surrounded by wide verandas.
The first house in England that was classified as a b ...
/
American Craftsman
American Craftsman is an American domestic architectural style, inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, which included interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts, beginning in the last years of the 19th century. Its ...
design elements.
[ ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs.]
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
References
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
Houses completed in 1910
Historic districts in Gary, Indiana
National Register of Historic Places in Gary, Indiana
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