National Register of Historic Places - Indiana (IN), Tippecanoe County

Tippecanoe County Indiana (Vacant / Not In Use) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cairo Skywatch Tower and Fort Ouiatenon, West Lafayette Baptist Church.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Tippecanoe County places including Herzog & Chow and J. F. Alexander. Prominent architectural styles found in Tippecanoe Country are Gothic.

Cairo Skywatch Tower (added 2002 - - #02000202)

Also known as Delta Lima 3 Green Ground Observation Tower

Cty. Rd. 850 N at Cty. Rd. 100 W , Cairo

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Fort Ouiatenon (added 1970 - - #70000008)

Address Restricted , Lafayette

Nyttend, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Politics/Government, Commerce, Military, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

French

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Vacant/Not In Use

West Lafayette Baptist Church (added 1984 - - #79000046)

Also known as Church of the Good Shepherd

123 N. Chauncey St. , West Lafayette

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Alexander,J. F., Herzog & Chow

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church School, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use