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Christamore House

Coordinates: 39°46′29″N 86°12′4″W / 39.77472°N 86.20111°W / 39.77472; -86.20111
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Christamore House
Christamore House, April 2011
Christamore House is located in Indianapolis
Christamore House
Christamore House is located in Indiana
Christamore House
Christamore House is located in the United States
Christamore House
Location502 N. Tremont St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates39°46′29″N 86°12′4″W / 39.77472°N 86.20111°W / 39.77472; -86.20111
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1924 (1924)-1926
Built byBrown, Eugene H.
ArchitectRuss, Willam Earl
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.85000597[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1985

Christamore House is a historic settlement house associated with Butler University and located at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It was built between 1924 and 1926, and is 2+12-story, U-shaped, Georgian Revival style brick mansion. It consists of a two-story, five-bay, central section flanked by one-story wings. It has a slate hipped roof and is nine bays wide, with a three-bay central pavilion. The building features large round-arched windows and contains an auditorium and a gymnasium.[2]: 2–5 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Becky Prior (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Christamore House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.