Polk Street Concrete Cottage Historic District, Gary

Name: Polk Street Concrete Cottage Historic District
Address: Gary, United States

#32 among attractions in Gary

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Polk Street Concrete Cottage Historic District

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Polk Street Concrete Cottage Historic District is a national historic district located in the First Subdivision of Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses four 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. They were built starting in 1910 and are examples of the Edison Concept Houses that were designed, patented, and promoted by inventor Thomas Edison. The houses reflect Bungalow / American Craftsman design elements. ()

Coordinates: 41°35'59"N, 87°20'60"W

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Polk Street Concrete Cottage 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.

0.6 miE
Church
City Methodist Church, Gary
16 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.
0.7 miE
Cinema, Palace
Palace Theater, Gary
19 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.
~450 ftSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Gary
3 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.
1.4 miSW
Church
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, Gary
37 min walk • St. Augustine's Episcopal Church in Gary, Indiana, is a historically black congregation and building in the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana.
0.9 miE
Museum, History museum
Gary Land Company Building, Gary
24 min walk • Gary Land Company Building, also known as Gary's First Town Hall, is a historic building located at Gary, Indiana.
1 miSE
Library
Louis J. Bailey Branch Library, Gary
25 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.
1.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Tolleston, Gary
37 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.
0.5 miW
Neighbourhood
Ambridge Mann, Gary
13 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.
0.7 miNE
Neighbourhood
Downtown Gary, Gary
19 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.
0.7 miE
Neighbourhood, Neoclassical architecture, Tudor Revival architecture
Gary City Center Historic District, Gary
18 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.
0.4 miNE
Neighbourhood
Van Buren Terrace Historic District, Gary
10 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Polk Street Concrete Cottage Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Gary (3 min walk), Lincoln Street Historic District, Gary (7 min walk), Polk Street Terraces Historic District, Gary (7 min walk), Jackson–Monroe Terraces Historic District, Gary (10 min walk).

How to get to Polk Street Concrete Cottage Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Polk Street Concrete Cottage Historic District:

Bus

11th Avenue & Grant • Lines: R3 (17 min walk)
Gary Metro Center • Lines: L1, L2, L3, L5, R-Bmx, R1, R3 (17 min walk)

Train

Gary Metro Center (18 min walk)