Jenkins Place

Jenkins Place

Rock Jenkins House, November 2011
Location 448-488 Liberty Rd., Orleans, Indiana
Coordinates 38°39′25″N 86°26′52″W / 38.65694°N 86.44778°W / 38.65694; -86.44778Coordinates: 38°39′25″N 86°26′52″W / 38.65694°N 86.44778°W / 38.65694; -86.44778
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1908 (1908), 1912
Architect Chatham, Ralph C.; Ochs, Charles
Architectural style Prairie School, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 10000127[1]
Added to NRHP March 31, 2010

Jenkins Place are two historic homes and, together, a national historic district located at Orleans, Orange County, Indiana. The Rock and Lucie Jenkins House was built in 1908, and is a 2 1/2-story, American Foursquare brick dwelling., with Prairie School influences. The Ralph and Margaret Jenkins House was built in 1912, and is a 1 1/2-story, Bungalow / American Craftsman style frame dwelling. It has a steeply pitched roof covered in green tile. Other contributing resources include a garage, concrete corner posts, fencing, former goldfish pond, and two cisterns.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (May 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jenkins Place" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.


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