Ninth Street Hill

When William Digby platted the town of Lafayette in 1825, the eastern boundary of the city was Sixth Street. The city continued to expand and by 1841 this was Clark Street (later 9th Street) and the area was known as “Prospect Hill”. City records show it officially became Ninth Street in 1860. During the era of railroad expansion and prosperity from 1853 to 1872, some of Lafayette's wealthy families who could afford servants and carriages, built "country estates" on the hill. Homes in the area were built primarily from the 1850s to 1950s in a range of architectural styles including Queen Anne, Gothic Revival, Folk Victorian and Craftsman. The area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Neighborhood attractions include the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette and the Moses-Fowler House owned by the Tippecanoe County Historical Association.

Ninth Street Hill Neighborhood

explore the Ninth Street Hill Neighborhood’s Plaque Properties

name	address	built	plaqued
Baird—Ditto House	525 S. 7th Street	1930	1991
Blackstock—Nargi House	904 E. State Street	1898	1995
Catherine A. Porter House	207 S. 9th Street	1895	1993
Cullen—Larson House	410 S. 7th Street	1908	1991
Dr. James W. Wilson House	453 S. 9th Street	1871	1995
Hight—Andrew—O'Connor House	714 Kossuth Street	1916	1991
Hueston—Rosewood—Thomas House	122 S. 9th Street	1835	1991
Jaques—Klinker House	605 S. 7th Street	1913	1991
Marshall—Lahr House	822 Kossuth Street	1916	1999
McCabe—Wiese—Downie House	505 Lingle Terrace	1916	1991
Moses Fowler House	909 South Street	1851	1991
Murdock—Marshall—Minjarez House	533 S. 9th Street	1905	1999
Purdue President's Home— Levering—McBride House	515 S. 7th Street	1919	1991
Reitmeier—Kienly—Klink House	400 S. 7th Street	1900	1994
Sample—Burt—Walker House	306 S. 9th Street	1879	2006
Stillwell—Taylor—Needham House	301 S. 9th Street	1894	1997
Taylor—Snyder House	512 S. 7th Street	1898	1991
Vyverberg—Ellis—Drysdale— Terry—Mattson House	412 S. 9th Street	1909	2009
Walker—Slinker—Poelstra House	522 S. 7th Street	1913	1991
William W. Johnson House	212 S. 9th Street	1899	1998

Ninth Street Hill

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