Midwest

Lafayette

Cass County, IN

Population

70,828

Walk Score

86 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$976

Median home value

$145,200

Platted

1825

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Centennial Neighborhood District · listed 1983
  • Downtown Lafayette Historic District · listed 1980
  • Ellsworth Historic District · listed 1986
  • Highland Park Neighborhood Historic District · listed 1996
  • Indiana State Soldiers Home Historic District · listed 1974
  • Jefferson Historic District · listed 2001
  • Ninth Street Hill Neighborhood Historic District · listed 1997
  • Park Mary Historic District · listed 2001
  • Perrin Historic District · listed 1979
  • Purdue Block
  • St. Mary Historic District · listed 2001
  • Upper Main Street Historic District · listed 1990

Notable landmarks

  • Joseph Atkinson Resource Boundary
  • Ball, Judge Cyrus, House · listed 1984
  • Big Four Depot · listed 2003
  • Big Four Depot
  • Building at 112 North Third Street
  • Building at 8 North Third Street
  • Capitol Hotel
  • David and Harriet Hopwood House · listed 2024
  • Ely, Homestead · listed 1976
  • Enterprise Hotel · listed 1984
  • Falley Home · listed 1982
  • Farmers Institute (Additional Documentation) · listed 1986
  • Farmers Institute (Boundary Increase) · listed 2020
  • Former Monon Railroad Building
  • Fort Ouiatenon · listed 1970
  • Fort Ouiatenon Archeological District
  • Fowler, Moses, House · listed 1971
  • Greenbush Cemetery · listed 2021
  • Hawkins, Joseph, House
  • Hawkins-Bower House
  • Hershey House · listed 1978
  • Interurban Power Station
  • Marian Apartments · listed 1983
  • Mars Theatre · listed 1981
  • Peirce, Oliver Webster Jr., and Catherine House · listed 2018
  • …and 12 more

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