Polk Street Terraces Historic District is a national historic district 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 sou ...

. The district encompasses 20 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 inventi ...

. The houses reflect Bungalow / American Craftsman design elements. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

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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 {{LakeCountyIN-NRHP-stub

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