Peacock Apartments

Peacock Apartments
Peacock Apartments, January 2012
Location414 S. Jefferson St., Muncie, Indiana
Coordinates40°11′25″N 85°23′3″W / 40.19028°N 85.38417°W / 40.19028; -85.38417
Arealess than one acre
Built1907 (1907)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSDowntown Muncie MRA
NRHP reference No.88002119[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1988

Peacock Apartments is a historic apartment building located at Muncie, Indiana. It was built in 1907, and is a three-story, U-shaped Classical Revival style brick building with limestone detailing. It has a low-pitched roof, heavily dentiled cornice, and brick parapet. The front facade once featured a three-story porch.[2]: 65–66 

The building was constructed by Henry and Lena Peacock. Henry Peacock, a history teacher from Winchester, served as principal of Muncie Central High School from 1910 to 1912.[2]: 65–66 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2015. Note: This includes Gary R. Rice; Lenny Lepola; Gretchen Bookout Cheesman & Paul C. Diebiold (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Muncie MRA" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.