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Lafayette ( / ˌlɑːfiˈɛt, ˌlæf -/ LA (H)F-ee-ET) is a city in and is the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, [ 4][ 5] located 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 125 miles (201 km) southeast of Chicago. According to the 2020 census, the population of Lafayette was 70,783. [ 6]
Downtown Lafayette Historic District. / 40.41889°N 86.89250°W / 40.41889; -86.89250. Downtown Lafayette Historic District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Lafayette began in 1825 as a transportation center for the west central area of Indiana. Its development and growth reflects the ...
Lafayette left France on the American merchant vessel Cadmus, on July 13, 1824, and his tour began on August 15, 1824, when he arrived at Staten Island, New York.He toured the Northern and Eastern United States in the fall of 1824, including stops at Monticello to visit Thomas Jefferson and Washington, D.C., where he was received at the White House by President James Monroe.
97000303 [1] Added to NRHP. April 14, 1997. Ninth Street Hill Neighborhood Historic District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 88 contributing buildings and 6 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Lafayette. It developed between about 1850 and ...
90000814 [1] Added to NRHP. May 24, 1990. Upper Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Sixth Street was the City of Lafayette's eastern boundary when it was originally platted. By 1840, the boundary was extended to include Lake Erie and Wabash Railroad at Eleventh Street.
Centennial Neighborhood District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. The area originated as the Bartholomew and Davis Additions to Lafayette in 1829. Growth came rapidly after the Wabash and Erie Canal arrived in 1843, and continued with the arrival of the railroad in 1853.
Perrin Historic District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 173 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Lafayette. It developed between about 1869 and 1923 and includes representative examples of Italianate, Queen Anne ...
March 14, 1996. Highland Park Neighborhood Historic District is a national historic district located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 240 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in a planned residential subdivision of Lafayette. It developed between about 1892 and 1945 and ...