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Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood
Historic district in Indiana, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood is the historic district near downtown Kokomo, Indiana, and the Westside Business District. In 1886, natural gas was discovered in north central Indiana. The area exploded with people, who then developed the neighborhood. This historic area of town was the place where lawyers, doctors, industrialists and even a mayor would come to build their turn of the century residences.
Old Silk Stocking Historic District | |
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Location | Bounded by W. Jackson St. on the N., Washington St. on the E., Wildcat Creek in the S., Phillips St. on the W., Kokomo, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 40°29′20″N 86°08′32″W |
Area | 110 acres (45 ha) |
Built | 1880s |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Victorian, Neo-Jacobean, Queen Anne, Bungalow, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Romanesque Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 08001210 |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 2008[1] |
The neighborhood is bounded by Washington Street to the east, Philips Street to the west, Wildcat Creek to the south and Taylor Street to the North. Major roadways traversing through the Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood include Sycamore Street (Indiana State Road 22) running east and west and Washington Street and Philips Street traveling north and south. Recently in 2005, Sycamore Street (SR 22) began a complete redesign resulting in an addition of a center turn lane, as well as old-fashioned lighting and ornamental trees with construction ending in late 2006.
On December 22, 2008, the neighborhood was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its official boundaries are "W. Jackson St. on the N., Washington St. on the E., Wildcat Creek in the S., Phillips St. on the W.".[1]