Tour de Lafayette :: Highland Park Neighborhood

TOUR DE LAFAYETTE — LAFAYETTE - WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA

The Highland Park Land Company was organized in 1891 to develop the 160 acre park-like area that had previously been known as Reynold’s pasture. The land was platted into 136 lots with broad streets and sweeping curves. Advertising published by the land company included a booklet extolling the advantages of the area. It stated there would be “Fine residences, elegant avenues, cement walks, handsome streets, shade trees, water and gas availability, no alleys, no dust or noise, perfect drainage, near the heart of the city.” The original plat included a triangular park to be used for neighborhood gatherings and is still in use today. A lot was also reserved for a public school which became the site of the Highland School that was constructed in 1924.

A hidden treasure of the neighborhood is the “bicycle bridge” built in 1924 over a deep ravine so that children on the north side of the area could get to school without having to walk up and down or take the long trek around the ravine.

The high-style Victorian, Craftsman, and Classical architecture dates from 1891 to the 1920s. The area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Neighborhood attractions include the Bicycle Bridge and Highland Park Triangle.

explore the Highland Park Neighborhood’s Plaque Properties

name	address	built	plaqued
Blistain—Axel—Merritt House	615 Kossuth Street	1914	1995
Brown—Crockett—Shafer—Gettings House	619 Kossuth Street	1900	1997
Callahan—Lux House	701 Kossuth Street	1917	1991
Callahan—Williamson House	625 Kossuth Street	1926	1995
Chamberlin—Copeland House	814 Shawnee Avevue	1913	1991
Cochran—Kern—Fowler—Ransom House	713 Kossuth Street	1892	2005
Daniels—Wagoner House	603 Kossuth Street	1893	1994
Dewenter—Mayerstein House	612 Cherokee Avevue	1930	2003
Dr. Floyd A. Loop House	633 Central Avevue	1927	2000
Dr. Harry & Jessie Swezey House	715 Central Avevue	1919	1996
Eisenbach House	627 Owen Street	1901	1999
Governor J. Frank Hanley House	739 Owen Street	1896	1994
Kimmel—Luczak—Fry House	706 Highland Avevue	1898	1995
Lewis—Vaughan—Boehning House	703 Central Avevue	1913	1997
Ross—Baird—Dubberley House	814 Highland Avevue	1910	1991
Ruschli—Schuette House	604 Wyandotte Avevue	1919	2000
Shill—Long House	720 S. 9th Street	1899	2000
Smith—Friberg—Jaeger House	812 S. 9th Street	1913	1993
Walker House	1000 Pontiac Avevue	1900	2000
Weigle—Walker House	725 Highland Avevue	1893	1997
Yeagy—Keller House	743 Owen Street	1905	2001
Zimmerman—Ruth House	922 S. 9th Street	1924	1997

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