West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District, Gary

Name: West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District
Address: Gary, United States

#25 among attractions in Gary

Neighbourhood, Gothic Revival architecture, Colonial revival architecture

West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District

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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. The buildings were built between 1922 and 1928, and consist of a dense group of brick apartment blocks mostly four stories tall. Architectural styles include examples of Colonial Revival, Renaissance Revival, Late Gothic Revival, and Commercial style architecture. ()

Coordinates: 41°36'6"N, 87°21'29"W

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West Gary (Ambridge Mann)Gary United States

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West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: City Methodist Church, Palace Theater, Cathedral of the Holy Angels, St. Augustine's Episcopal Church.

1 miE
Church
City Methodist Church, Gary
27 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.
1.1 miE
Cinema, Palace
Palace Theater, Gary
30 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.
0.5 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Gary
14 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.
1.3 miS
Church
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, Gary
34 min walk • St. Augustine's Episcopal Church in Gary, Indiana, is a historically black congregation and building in the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana.
1.3 miSE
Library
Louis J. Bailey Branch Library, Gary
34 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.
1.3 miSW
Neighbourhood
Tolleston, Gary
34 min walk • Tolleston is a neighborhood and former town in west-central Gary, Indiana. It is situated south of Ambridge, west of Midtown, east of Westside and north of Black Oak.
~340 ftW
Neighbourhood
Ambridge Mann, Gary
2 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.
1.1 miE
Neighbourhood
Downtown Gary, Gary
28 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.
1.1 miE
Neighbourhood, Neoclassical architecture, Tudor Revival architecture
Gary City Center Historic District, Gary
28 min walk • 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.
0.6 miE
Neighbourhood
Van Buren Terrace Historic District, Gary
17 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 miE
Sport, Sport venue
Genesis Convention Center, Gary
26 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Ambridge Mann, Gary (2 min walk), Eskilson Historic District, Gary (5 min walk), Lincoln Street Historic District, Gary (7 min walk), Horace Mann, Gary (9 min walk).

How to get to West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District:

Bus

6th Avenue & Waverly • Lines: R3 (18 min walk)
11th Avenue & Roosevelt • Lines: R3 (20 min walk)

Train

Gary Metro Center (27 min walk)