Pipe Creek Falls Resort

Pipe Creek Falls Resort

Pipe Creek Falls Resort, January 2012
Location Junction of County Roads 850E and 275S at Pipe Creek, north of Walton, Tipton Township, Cass County, Indiana
Coordinates 40°43′36″N 86°13′2″W / 40.72667°N 86.21722°W / 40.72667; -86.21722Coordinates: 40°43′36″N 86°13′2″W / 40.72667°N 86.21722°W / 40.72667; -86.21722
Area 7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Built 1888 (1888)
Built by Bowyer, Charles Lewis
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 95001105[1]
Added to NRHP September 14, 1995

Pipe Creek Falls Resort is a national historic district located at Tipton Township, Cass County, Indiana. The district encompasses five contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures associated with a recreational site and campground on a wooded site overlooking Pipe Creek. It developed between about 1888 and 1940 and includes notable examples of Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Pipe Creek Grist Mill (1914), generator shed (1914), bath house (1914), storage shed (1940), restroom (1940), concession stand (1940), the foundation of a carousel, and rock shelters.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Harry Dishon and Suzanne Fischer (May 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pipe Creek Falls Resort" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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