Gary City Center Historic District, Gary

Name: Gary City Center Historic District
Address: Gary, United States

#22 among attractions in Gary

Neighbourhood, Neoclassical architecture, Tudor Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

Gary City Center Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 60 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in Downtown Gary. It developed between about 1906 and 1944 includes notable examples of Tudor Revival, Late Gothic Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the City Hall and Superior Courthouse, the second Gary Land Company Building, Olympic Hotel, the "Modern Apartments", Dalton Apartments, Gary State Bank Building, Hotel Gary, City Methodist Church, YWCA Building, and former U.S. Post Office Building. ()

Area: 55 acres (0.0859 mi²)Coordinates: 41°36'1"N, 87°20'13"W

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Downtown GaryGary United States

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Gary City Center Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: City Methodist Church, Palace Theater, Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Gary Land Company Building.

~330 ftW
Church
City Methodist Church, Gary
2 min walk • The City Methodist Church, latterly known as City United Methodist Church is a disused church in Gary, Indiana. Once the largest Methodist church in the Midwest, it ceased as a place of worship in 1975 after a relatively brief life of just over 50 years.
~1200 ftS
Cinema, Palace
Palace Theater, Gary
6 min walk • The Palace Theater is a 1925 movie theater, now closed, located at 791 Broadway in Gary, Indiana, in the city's Emerson neighborhood. It was designed by the prominent movie palace architect John Eberson.
0.6 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Gary
16 min walk • The Cathedral of the Holy Angels is a Catholic cathedral located in Gary, Indiana, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Gary, and the home of Holy Angels Parish.
~1740 ftNE
Museum, History museum
Gary Land Company Building, Gary
9 min walk • Gary Land Company Building, also known as Gary's First Town Hall, is a historic building located at Gary, Indiana.
0.9 miS
Library
Louis J. Bailey Branch Library, Gary
24 min walk • The Louis J. Bailey Branch Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Gary, Indiana. It was built in 1918, and is a one-story, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood
Ambridge Mann, Gary
30 min walk • Ambridge Mann, sometimes called Ambridge-Horace Mann or Horace Mann-Ambridge, is a neighborhood in northwestern Gary, Indiana. It is bounded by the Grand Calumet River on the north, by Grant Street on the east, by Chase Street on the west, and by the Norfolk Southern railroad on the south.
~1320 ftN
Neighbourhood
Downtown Gary, Gary
7 min walk • Downtown Gary is split by Broadway into two separate neighborhoods in north-central Gary, Indiana. Emerson and Downtown West combine to form what is known as Downtown Gary. It was part of the original plat built by the United States Steel Corporation.
0.6 miNW
Neighbourhood
Van Buren Terrace Historic District, Gary
15 min walk • Van Buren Terrace Historic District is a national historic district located in the First Subdivision of Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 10 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.
1.1 miW
Neighbourhood, Gothic Revival architecture, Colonial revival architecture
West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District, Gary
28 min walk • West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 30 contributing buildings in a residential section of Gary.
~1050 ftNW
Sport, Sport venue
Genesis Convention Center, Gary
6 min walk • The Genesis Convention Center is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena located in Gary, Indiana, United States. It was home to the Gary Splash of the Independent Basketball Association from 2010 to 2013.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood, Tudor Revival architecture, Colonial revival architecture
Eskilson Historic District, Gary
32 min walk • Eskilson Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 97 contributing buildings in an exclusively residential section of Gary.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Gary City Center Historic District?

Nearby attractions include City Methodist Church, Gary (2 min walk), Palace Theater, Gary (6 min walk), Downtown Gary, Gary (7 min walk), Gary Land Company Building, Gary (9 min walk).

How to get to Gary City Center Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Gary City Center Historic District:

Bus

Broadway & 6th Avenue • Lines: R-Bmx, R3 (1 min walk)
Gary State Bank • Lines: R-Bmx, R3 (3 min walk)

Train

Gary Metro Center (9 min walk)