Downtown Lafayette Historic District
Downtown Lafayette Historic District | |
Courthouse Square in Lafayette, November 2009 | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by 2nd, Ferry, 6th and South Sts., Lafayette, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′08″N 86°53′33″W / 40.41889°N 86.89250°W |
| Area | 19.9 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Built | 1825 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Italianate, Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000067 |
| Added to NRHP | November 28, 1980 |
Downtown Lafayette Historic District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Lafayette began in 1825 as a transportation center for the west central area of Indiana. Its development and growth reflects the changes in transportation over the intervening years. From its location along the Wabash River, it grew first with river travel then for a short while from the Wabash and Erie Canal. When the railroads arrived in the 1850s, the town began to grow, initially along the rail lines. The Downtown Lafayette Historic District reflects these early changes.