The Starr Historic District is a neighborhood of historic buildings and national historic district located at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. The district encompasses 102 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Richmond. It developed between about 1853 and 1915 and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, and Queen Anne style architecture. Included in the district is a former Hicksite Quaker Meeting House, now the Wayne County Historical Museum and the Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church and Andrew F. Scott House. Other notable buildings include the Miller-Mendenhall House (1875), Dickinson Log House (1825), Starr-Cadwalader House (1861), and Clem Gaar House (1883).[2]
Starr Historic District | |
 Buildings in the Starr Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by N. 16th, E and A Sts., and alley W of N. 10th St., Richmond, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°49′57″N 84°53′05″W / 39.83250°N 84.88472°W |
| Area | 160 acres (65 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Italian Villa, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000026[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 28, 1974 |
Two houses in the District were the former residences of Orville and Wilbur Wright, during their childhood. A long-gone garage at the back of one of these houses was the location of their first bicycle repair 'shop'. This info was reprinted from a Richmond Palladium-Item article.
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Thomas J. Reed (November 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Starr Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016., Quad map, and Accompanying photographs
External links
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Media related to Starr Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
- Starr District information and photos from Waynet.org
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. IN-114, "Starr Historic District, Richmond, Wayne County, IN", 6 photos, 1 color transparency
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