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Cottage Home
The draft Land Use & Zoning Recommendations for Cottage Home are now available, click here to view the recommendations. These recommendations will be incorporated into the final Cottage Home Conservation Area Plan when it is approved.
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Summary of History and Significance |
Cottage Home is located on the near-northeast side of Indianapolis in Center Township. It is primarily a residential neighborhood with some light-industrial, retail, and special uses.
Cottage Home is both historically and architecturally significant to Indianapolis and Marion County. The area contains an excellent collection of vernacular dwellings reflective of late-nineteenth century workers' housing. Additionally, a unique collection of residential structures designed by the local architectural firm of Vonnegut and Bohn survive.
A portion of the neighborhood was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. In 1995, an expanded district was listed in the State Register of Historic Places. Additionally, the IHPC has already designated the Ruskaup-Ratcliffe House & Store at 711 and 715 North Dorman Street as an individual site.
In March 2007, the Cottage Home Neighborhood Association received approval from the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission to work with staff to develop a conservation area plan. The proposed interim plan now under consideration is a first step toward completing a final conservation plan that will address a full range of preservation and development issues.
UPDATE: On October 3, 2007, the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission unanimously voted to list the Cottage Home area to the Marion County Register of Historic Places and on October 17, 2007, the Metropolitan Development Commission approved the Cottage Home Interim Conservation Plan as part of the Comprehensive Plan for Marion County.
The interim plan may be viewed by clicking below.
Cottage Home Boundaries
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Address Ranges |
| 1100-1399 |
E. 9th Street |
1100-1399 |
North Street |
| 1100-1399 |
E. 10th Street (odd numbers only) |
500-998 |
Oriental Street (even numbers only) |
| 500-999 |
Bell Street |
1100-1399 |
Polk Street |
| 500-999 |
Dorman Street |
1000-1399 |
St. Clair Street |
| 500-999 |
Highland Avenue |
900-999 |
Stillwell Street |
| 1000-1398 |
E. Michigan Street (even numbers only) |
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Neighborhood Association |
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Maribeth Bailey - President
Cottage Home Neighborhood Association
( 317) 752-1816 - phone
cottagehomeneighborhood@yahoo.com
Cottage Home Neighborhood Association
Note: Neighborhood meetings are typically held the first Monday of even-numbered months at 6 p.m.. Meetings are held at Marian, Inc., 1011 E. St. Clair Street. Please visit the neighborhood's website for up-to-date information. | |
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