Roughly bounded by Jackson, Wolfe, Lincoln, and Main Sts., Muncie, Indiana. County/parish: Delaware.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 09, 1999. NRIS 99001110.
25 contributing buildings.
Kirby Historic District is an American national historic district located at Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. It encompasses 25 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Muncie. The district developed between about 1839 and 1930, and includes notable examples of Greek Revival and Colonial Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Thomas Kirby House (1839), William F. Spencer House (1909), John Fitzgibbons House (1918), Theopharia A. Hough House (1909), Pearl Hopkins House (1893), and Edward R. Templar House (1905). This are said to be oldest homes in the district.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
HISTORY
The district is named for the Kirby family, with Thomas Kirby being one of the founding fathers of Muncie, Indiana.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132002882