NPS Form 10-900 •ewe-No. 10024-0018 (Oct. 1990) " United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NATIONAL REGISTER, HIST & EDUCATION This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name Vigo County Home for Dependent Children other names/site number Glenn 167-579-^0018 2. Location Street & number 7140 Wahash Avenue N/A D not for publication city or town Terre Haute_______ n -vicinity State Indiana_______ code TN county Vign code zip code _428Q3_ 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, 1 hereby certify that this H nomination O request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property H meets D does not meeffffo National Register criteria. 1 recommend that this property be considered significant D nationally D statewide^) locally. ( D See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title ' Date Indiana Department of Natural Resources State or Federal agencyl and bureau \ In my opinion, the property D meets D does not meet the National Register criteria. ( D See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau / n 4. National Park Service Certification /^/S^^" ^ -^ hereby certify that the property is: signature of the Keeper Date of Action IJI entered in the National Register. D See continuation sheet. n determined eligible for the National Register Q See continuation sheet. Q determined not eligible for the National Register D removed from the National Register D other, (explain:) ____________ Vigo County Home for Dep^nd^nt Children Vigo IN Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as a(^DK ,< j(Cteck only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count [X] private K building Contributing Noncontributing D public-local D district D public-State Gsite ———— ^ ————————^ a sites D public-Federal D structure 0 0 D object Q 0 structures 0 0 objects 2 0 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) N/A_____________ 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC: Institutional Housing EDUCATION: Rducati on -R el ated 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) 19th & 20th c. REVIVALS: Colonial Revival foundation RRTCK walls BRICK roof ASPHALT other CONCRETE Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Vign Hnnnty Hnmp for Dpppnrtent Vigo Name of Property County and State 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing.) SOCIAL HISTORY______ [X] A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contriibution to the broad patterns of our history. Q g Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. Q c Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components Period of Significance lack individual distinction. - IQ4Q______ Q D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Significant Dates Criteria Considerations (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) Property is: Q A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) D B removed from its original location. N/A___________________ O C a birthplace or grave. Cultural Affiliation D D a cemetery. MA_________ D E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. [H F a commemorative property. Q Q less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Architect/Builder Miller Martin Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Maior Biblioaraohic References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: D preliminary determination of individual listing (36 D State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67} has been requested D previously listed in the National Register D Other State agency D previously determined eligible by the National D Federal agency Register D Local government D designated a National Historic Landmark D University D recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # __________________ • D Other D recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # _______________ Name of repository: Vigo County Home for Dependent Children Vigo IN Name of Property County and State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property less than one acre UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 4|37,07i3p 3 Northing Zone Easting Northing I 4 D See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title Oinry-.Tnne Greiff organization date 6/77/QQ street & number 1753 South Talhntt telephone 317-637-6163 City Or town Indianapolis state zip code 467.7.5 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner______________^_______ (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) name Tnta Deltq of Pi Kappa Alpha Hr>|isjng Corporation., C/O William J T Rpcle Street & number SSOn Waha^h Avenue ^171 telephone 817-877-817.5 city or town Terra Haute state zip code 47803 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. NKjForm 10-900* OHB Appro**, Ho. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number ? page i VICO COUNTY "OMF Fnp pT?PTTMnT?.MT r-HTT.npRM_________VIGO COUNTY, INDIANA NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION The former Vigo County Home for Dependent Children sits upon a hill overlooking US40 to the south, about five miles east of Terre Haute. The part of the drive leading off (and almost paralleling) the highway before it turns northward up the hill was originally the National Road. There are remnants of a bridge west of the curve in the drive leading up the slope. The original property was sixty acres (later increased to 116), much of which had been farmed to provide food for the home and surplus to sell. Today the parcel on which the former children's home rests is about 23 acres. Only a small portion of this is included in the nomination. A juvenile detention center is located to the northwest, on property that was once part.of the home. The surrounding area, which was almost entirely farmland as recently as the 1960s, contains a moderate amount of suburban residential