Lafayette in Tippecanoe County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Highland Park

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 9, 2013

1. Highland Park Marker

Inscription. Neighborhood in late-Victorian "landscape garden suburb" style, designed by Cincinnati firm, Earnshaw and Punshon. Platted 1891, 1893. Houses are of a wide variety of architectural styles. Important for this suburban development was 1892 spur on existing 1888 electric streetcar system. Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1996.

Erected 1997 by Indiana Historical Bureau and Highland Park Neighborhood Association. (Marker Number 79.1997.2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 40° 24.304′ N, 86° 53.441′ W. Marker is in Lafayette, Indiana, in Tippecanoe County. It is at the intersection of Owen Street and Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Owen Street. Marker is located in front of the Highland School, now the Highland Park Place apartments. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 519 Owen Street, Lafayette IN 47901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in Central Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Highland Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Highland Park Neighborhood (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ninth Street Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Ellsworth Historic District (approx. 0.6 miles away); George Souders and Roscoe Sarles (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Red Crown Mini-Museum (approx. 0.8 miles away); Earl & Hatcher Block (approx. 0.9 miles away); John Purdue Block (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lafayette.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Camp Tippecanoe (was about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Tour de Lafayette - Highland Park Neighborhood. Multimedia

The Highland School, 1923 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 9, 2013

2. The Highland School, 1923

The school was converted into the
Highland Park Place apartments in 2003

tour of the Highland Park neighborhood and its notable homes. (Submitted on October 16, 2013.)

2. Living Places - Highland Park Historic District. (Submitted on October 16, 2013.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 9, 2013

3. Highland Park Marker

View to east along Owen Street

Front Entrance to the Highland School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 9, 2013

4. Front Entrance to the Highland School

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 743 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 16, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.