Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood, Kokomo

Name: Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood
Address: Kokomo, United States

#13 among attractions in Kokomo

Romanesque architecture, Neighbourhood, Tudor Revival architecture

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The Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood is the historic district near downtown Kokomo, Indiana, and the Westside Business District. In 1886, natural gas was discovered in north central Indiana. The area exploded with people, who then developed the neighborhood. This historic area of town was the place where lawyers, doctors, industrialists and even a mayor would come to build their turn of the century residences. ()

Built: 1880 (144 years ago)Coordinates: 40°29'20"N, 86°8'32"W

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Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Seiberling Mansion, Kokomo City Building, Lake Erie and Western Depot Historic District, Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District.

~940 ftSW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Seiberling Mansion, Kokomo
5 min walk • The Seiberling Mansion is a historic house located at Kokomo, Indiana, United States. In 1887, Monroe Seiberling of Akron, Ohio, traveled to Kokomo to open the Kokomo Strawboard Company, which would make shoeboxes out of straw and employ seventy-five people.
0.5 miE
City hall, Romanesque architecture
Kokomo City Building, Kokomo
13 min walk • Kokomo City Building is a historic municipal building located at Kokomo, Indiana. It was designed by the architecture firm of Wing & Mahurin and built about 1893. It is a two-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style brick and limestone building on a raised basement.
0.5 miE
Neighbourhood, Neoclassical architecture, Romanesque revival architecture
Lake Erie and Western Depot Historic District, Kokomo
14 min walk • Lake Erie and Western Depot Historic District is a national historic district located at Kokomo, Indiana. The district includes seven contributing buildings and three contributing structures associated with the Lake Erie and Western Railroad train station at Kokomo.
0.6 miE
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Romanesque revival architecture
Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District, Kokomo
15 min walk • Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana. The district includes 60 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Kokomo.
0.9 miE
Universities and schools, Gothic Revival architecture
Kokomo High School and Memorial Gymnasium, Kokomo
22 min walk • The Kokomo High School and Memorial Gymnasium is a historic high school and gymnasium located at Kokomo, Indiana, United States. It is a work of architect Elmer Dunlap and others, in Late Gothic Revival and Streamline Moderne architectural styles. It has also been known as the Central Middle School and Memorial Gymnasium.
0.8 miSE
Baseball field, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Kokomo Municipal Stadium, Kokomo
22 min walk • Kokomo Municipal Stadium is a baseball stadium in Kokomo, Indiana, United States. The Kokomo Jackrabbits of the college summer Northwoods League, and the Kokomo Wildkats use Kokomo Municipal Stadium as their home field.

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Which popular attractions are close to Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood?

Nearby attractions include Seiberling Mansion, Kokomo (5 min walk), Kokomo City Building, Kokomo (13 min walk), Lake Erie and Western Depot Historic District, Kokomo (14 min walk), Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District, Kokomo (15 min walk).

Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood, Kokomo

Facts and practical information

Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Seiberling Mansion, Kokomo

Kokomo City Building, Kokomo

Lake Erie and Western Depot Historic District, Kokomo

Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District, Kokomo

Kokomo High School and Memorial Gymnasium, Kokomo

Kokomo Municipal Stadium, Kokomo

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood?