Roughly bounded by Fall Creek, 56th St., and Brendon Forest Dr., Indianapolis, Indiana. County/parish: Marion.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 06, 2004. NRIS 04001313.
85 contributing buildings. 2 contributing sites. 1 contributing object.Also known as:
Brendonwood Historic District, also known as Brendonwood Common, is a national historic district located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It encompasses 85 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in a planned suburban residential section of Indianapolis. 350 acres on the eastern edge of Millersville with Fall Creek as the western boundary was the vision of Charles S. Lewis for a self-regulated residential zone of 110 plots. Noted landscape architect George E. Kessler was hired to develop the planned community. The district developed between about 1917 and 1954, and includes representative examples of Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Common House (1924), golf course, Two Knolls (1951–1952), Farlook (1939), Springhead (1934), Dearwald (1927), Wancroft (1940), Larkwing (1952), Grasmere (1937–1938), Wetermain (1921), Whispering Trees (1952–1953), Glen Gate (1922–1923), Witching View (1928–1929), Long Ridge (1923–1924) and Great Maple (1948).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132003785