University Courts Historic District

University Courts Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
File:University Courts Historic District.jpg Paving blocks on East Eight Street
University Courts Historic District is located in Indiana University Courts Historic District University Courts Historic District is located in the United States University Courts Historic District
Location	Roughly bounded by 7th St., Indiana Ave., 10th St. & Woodlawn Ave., Bloomington, Indiana
Coordinates	39°10′10.5″N 86°31′27″W
Area	20.1 acres (8.1 ha)
Architect	John Nichols (architect); Alfred Grindle; Burns & James; Edwin C. Doeppers & Co.; Merritt Harrison; Lowe & Bollenbacher; Nichols & Nichols
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Craftsman, Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.	07001308
Added to NRHP	December 26, 2007

The University Courts Historic District is a historic district and neighborhood in Bloomington, Indiana, United States.

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Two duplexes and a house clustered about a central courtyard

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Harlos Apartments

Greek houses

The Sigma Chi house at 601 E. Seventh Street, built in Free Classic style, was enlarged in 1925 by Granger, Lowe & Bollenbacher in a manner sympathetic to the original design. The northeast corner of Indiana Avenue and Eighth Street was originally the site of a Tudor Revival house built by Maude Showers. Situated on three lots and designed by Carlisle Bollenbacher, the house was sold to Delta Tau Delta and used for a fraternity until destroyed by fire in February 1935. The fraternity rebuilt on the same site. The new house was designed by Burns & James and retained the same placement on the three lots as the original house. The general contractor was Charles A. Pike. Delta Zeta at 809 East Seventh Street was designed by John Nichols in 1923 in the Classical Revival Style. The general contractor was Charles F. Johnson.

Demolished houses

Before the district was first nominated for the National Register, four houses on the east half of the block bounded by Indiana Avenue, Fess Avenue, Eighth Street and Ninth Street were demolished. Joseph Smith of the Showers Brothers furniture factory engaged John Nichols to build a two-story brick Colonial Revival house at 403 North Fess in 1914. J. Neill was the general contractor. Clarence Neill, general contractor, built a house for Charles F. Johnson at 421 North Fess in 1916. Edwin C. Doeppers and Company were the architects. Indiana University's Mathers Museum of World Cultures and the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology now occupy those two lots, among others.

Table of contributing properties

Appearing in the table below are the buildings included within the boundaries of the city-designated historic district.

Rating	Image	Address	Year	Style	Comments
Contributing	File:Seventh Street, 601, Sigma Chi Lambda Chapter House, University Courts.jpg	601 East Seventh Street 39°10′6.68″N 86°31′37.03″W	1906	Georgian Revival	Chapter house for Sigma Chi
Notable	File:Seventh Street, 607, University Lutheran Church, University Courts.jpg	607 East Seventh Street 39°10′8″N 86°31′33.6″W	1932	Gothic Revival	Designed by Alfred Grindle
Notable	File:Seventh Street, 703, Student Legal Services House, University Courts.jpg	703 East Seventh Street 39°10′7″N 86°31′32″W	1915	Craftsman
Notable	File:Seventh Street, 705, Henry Lester Smith House, University Courts.jpg	705 East Seventh Street 39°10′7″N 86°31′31″W	1911	Spanish Colonial Revival Dormer Front Bungalow	Attorney Thomas J. Sare engaged architect John Nichols when he built this house.
Notable	File:Seventh Street, 715, Louis Hughes House, Latino Cultural Center, University Courts.jpg	715 East Seventh Street 39°10′7″N 86°31′30″W	1925	Tudor Revival Craftsman
Notable	File:Seventh Street, 719, Thomas Sare House, Canterbury House, University Courts.jpg	719 East Seventh Street 39°10′7″N 86°31′29.2″W	1924	Spanish Mission Revival	Attorney Thomas J. Sare engaged architect John Nichols when building this house.
Contributing	File:Seventh Street, 801, Applied Health Science Annex, University Courts.jpg	801 East Seventh Street 39°10′7″N 86°31′28″W	1920	Tudor Revival
Contributing	File:Eighth Street, 601, Mathers Museum, University Courts.jpg	601 East Eighth Street 39°10′10.8″N 86°31′36″W	1935	Georgian Revival	This building was designed by Indianapolis architects Burns & James and built by Charles A. Pike for Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Their previous house on this site was destroyed by fire.
Contributing	File:Eighth Street, 622-624, Becovitz House, University Courts.jpg	622-624 East Eighth Street 39°10′9.3″N 86°31′33.″W	1916	Tudor Revival Craftsman	John T. Schuman built two duplexes at 8th and Fess (see 315-317 N. Fess Ave.). Edwin C. Doeppers was listed as architect.
Contributing	File:Eighth Street, 701, Center for Archaeology in the Public Interest, University Courts.jpg	701 East Eighth Street 39°10′10.8″N 86°31′32″W	1914	Prairie Style Foursquare	Built for Herman Grant by general contractor J. O. White. Edwin C. Doeppers was listed as architect in the construction press.
Contributing	File:Eighth Street, 707, Ward Johnson House, University Courts.jpg	707 East Eighth Street 39°10′10.8″N 86°31′31.5″W	1922	Colonial Revival	John Nichols designed this house for Ward Johnson of Johnson Creamery.
Notable	File:Eighth Street, 712, McNutt House, University Courts.jpg	712 East Eighth Street 39°10′9.3″N 86°31′31″W	1916	California Bungalow	Architect John Nichols was engaged by Herman Bowman of the Bowman-King Stone Co. to build this house.
Contributing	File:Eighth Street, 713, University Courts.jpg	713 East Eighth Street 39°10′9.3″N 86°31′31″W	1916	Colonial Revival Foursquare	Dr. J. C. Vermilya engaged engineer Edwin C. Doeppers when building this house.
Contributing	File:Eighth Street, 715-717, Feltus Duplex, University Courts.jpg	715-717 East Eighth Street 39°10′10.8″N 86°31′29.5″W	1915	Arts and Crafts	Originally built by Thomas J. Sare, who contracted with John Murphy for masonry and Alex Robinson for carpentry to build two duplexes at 8th & Park (see 405-407 N. Park Ave.). Nichols & Nichols were architects.
Contributing	File:Eighth Street, 718-720, Bowman House, University Courts.jpg	718-720 East Eighth Street 39°10′9.3″N 86°31′29.2″W	1924	Craftsman Foursquare	John Nichols was architect for this house built by general contractor J. O. White for Herman Bowman of Bowman-King Stone Co.
Contributing	File:Eighth Street, 802, University Courts.jpg	802 East Eighth Street 39°10′9.3″N 86°31′28″W	1930	Colonial Revival
Contributing	File:Eighth Street, 803, UGS and GSO and McNair, University Courts.jpg	803 East Eighth Street 39°10′10.8″N 86°31′27.3″W	1913	Prairie Style Colonial Revival	Built by general contractor W. S. Delapp for Monroe County treasurer Joseph D. Hensley. Nichols & Nichols were the architects.
Contributing	File:Eighth Street, 804, University Courts.jpg	804 East Eighth Street 39°10′9.3″N 86°31′27.3″W	1930	Craftsman Front Gabled Bungalow
Contributing	File:Eighth Street, 809, Applied Health Science Annex, University Courts.jpg	809 East Eighth Street 39°10′10.8″N 86°31′26.4″W	1930	Colonial Revival
Contributing	File:Eighth Street, 812, Elizabeth Sage House, University Courts.jpg	812 East Eighth Street 39°10′9.3″N 86°31′26.5″W	1922	Carpenter Builder Cottage
Contributing	File:Eighth Street, 815, WIUX-LP Studios, University Courts.jpg	815 East Eighth Street 39°10′10.8″N 86°31′26″W	1923	Colonial Revival	Built by general contractor Joe Neill and Son for the jeweler Ray Wingert and his wife Leafy. John Nichols was architect.
Contributing	File:Eighth Street, 816-820, University Courts.jpg	816-820 East Eighth Street 39°10′9.3″N 86°31′26″W	1925	Craftsman American Foursquare
Notable	File:Eighth Street, 825, India Studies Program, University Courts.jpg	825 East Eighth Street 39°10′10.8″N 86°31′25.2″W	1921	Prairie Style	Alfred Grindle drew plans for Indiana University football coach Ewald O. Stiehm, who let contracts and supervised construction himself.
Contributing	File:Ninth Street, 708, University Courts.jpg	708 East Ninth Street 39°10′13″N 86°31′32″W	1930	Colonial Revival
Contributing	File:Ninth Street, 710-712, University Courts.jpg	710-712 East Ninth Street 39°10′13″N 86°31′31.2″W	1930	Craftsman American Foursquare
Contributing	File:Ninth Street, 714, University Courts.jpg	714 East Ninth Street 39°10′13″N 86°31′30.4″W	1916	Craftsman American Foursquare	Doeppers & Co. let contracts to Clarence Neill for masonry and George Torrence for carpentry when Willis Akins had this house built.
Contributing	File:Ninth Street, 716, University Courts.jpg	716 East Ninth Street 39°10′13″N 86°31′29.6″W	1930	Craftsman American Foursquare
Contributing	File:Ninth Street, 801, University Courts.jpg	801 East Ninth Street 39°10′13.8″N 86°31′28″W	1920	Craftsman Cross Gable Bungalow
Contributing	File:Ninth Street, 809, University Courts.jpg	809 East Ninth Street 39°10′13.8″N 86°31′27″W	1920	Craftsman
Contributing	File:Tenth Street, 702, Kenneth Williams House, University Courts.jpg	702 East Tenth Street 39°10′17.4″N 86°31′32″W	1930	Colonial Revival
Contributing	File:Tenth Street, 704, Walter W. Allen House, University Courts.jpg	704 East Tenth Street 39°10′17.4″N 86°31′31″W	1930	Dutch Colonial Revival
Contributing	File:Fess Avenue, 317-317, University Courts.jpg	315-317 North Fess Avenue 39°10′8.5″N 86°31′33.5″W	1916	Tudor Revival Craftsman	John T. Schuman built two duplexes at 8th and Fess (see 622-624 E. Eighth St.). Edwin C. Doeppers was listed as architect.
Contributing	File:Fess Avenue, 406, University Courts.jpg	406 North Fess Avenue 39°10′11.6″N 86°31′32″W	1915	Bungalow Foursquare	Built by general contractor Val Hatfield as a rental property for Herman Grant (see 701 E. 8th). E. C. Doeppers and Company where the architects.
Contributing	File:Fess Avenue, 422, University Courts.jpg	422 North Fess Avenue 39°10′13″N 86°31′32″W	1930	Colonial Revival
Notable	File:Fess Avenue, 504, Folklore and Ethnomusicology offices, autumn, University Courts.jpg	504 North Fess Avenue 39°10′14.5″N 86°31′32″W	1917	Colonial Revival Tudor Revival	Indianapolis architect Merritt Harrison designed this house for Indiana University professor Wm. F. Book.
Contributing	File:Fess Avenue, 505, Tunie Buskirk House, University Courts.jpg	505 North Fess Avenue 39°10′15″N 86°31′33.5″W	1920	Colonial Revival Foursquare
Notable	File:Fess Avenue, 506-508, Book House, University Courts.jpg	506-508 North Fess Avenue 39°10′15″N 86°31′32″W	1930	Colonial Revival
Notable	File:Fess Avenue, 509-513, Harlos Court Apartments, University Courts.jpg	509-513 North Fess Avenue 39°10′15.5″N 86°31′33.5″W	1925	Spanish Colonial Revival	Designed by Cecil and Inez Harlos
Notable	File:Fess Avenue, 510-512, Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition, University Courts.jpg	510-512 North Fess Avenue 39°10′15.6″N 86°31′32″W	1930	Colonial Revival
Contributing	File:Fess Avenue, 514, Geiger-Robinson House, University Courts.jpg	514 North Fess Avenue 39°10′16″N 86°31′32″W	1930	Tudor Revival
Notable	File:Fess Avenue, 515, Harlos Court Apartments, University Courts.jpg	515 North Fess Avenue 39°10′16″N 86°31′33.5″W	1925	Spanish Colonial Revival	Designed by Cecil and Inez Harlos
Contributing	File:Fess Avenue, 516, University Courts.jpg	516 North Fess Avenue 39°10′16.5″N 86°31′32″W	1930	Colonial Revival
Contributing	File:Fess Avenue, 517, University Courts.jpg	517 North Fess Avenue 39°10′16.5″N 86°31′33.5″W	1925	Colonial Revival	Designed by John Nichols
Contributing	File:Fess Avenue, 519, University Courts.jpg	519 North Fess Avenue 39°10′17″N 86°31′33.5″W	1915	Foursquare
Contributing	File:Fess Avenue, 520, University Courts.jpg	520 North Fess Avenue 39°10′17″N 86°31′32″W	1930	Colonial Revival
Contributing	File:Fess Avenue, 525, University Courts.jpg	525 North Fess Avenue 39°10′17.5″N 86°31′33.5″W	1920	Foursquare
Contributing	File:Indiana Avenue, 422, American Indian Studies Research Institute, University Courts.jpg	422 North Indiana Avenue 39°10′13.2″N 86°31′36.3″W	1912	Dutch Colonial Revival	The Chicago firm of Lowe & Bollenbacher drew plans for a residence for department store owner Wyatt W. Wicks, who originally intended to take bids himself. But, later John Nichols took bids for Wicks.
Contributing	File:Indiana Avenue, 502, University Courts.jpg	502 North Indiana Avenue 39°10′14″N 86°31′36.3″W	1915	Foursquare
Contributing	File:Indiana Avenue, 506, University Courts.jpg	506 North Indiana Avenue 39°10′14.7″N 86°31′36.3″W	1913	Craftsman Foursquare	Built by general contractor J. O. White for Dr. A. M. Snyder. The firm of Nichols & Nichols was listed as the architect.
Contributing	File:Park Avenue, 309-311, Indiana University Statistics House, University Courts.jpg	309-311 North Park Avenue 39°10′8″N 86°31′29.2″W	1924	Colonial Revival	This duplex was designed by Alfred Grindle for Allen Buskirk.
Contributing	File:Park Avenue, 310-312, Zora Clevenger House, University Courts.jpg	310-312 North Park Avenue 39°10′8″N 86°31′28″W	1924	Colonial Revival	Edwin C. Doeppers drew plans for Almer Henry, who originally intended to take bids himself. He later engaged John L. Nichols to take bids and supervise construction.
Contributing	File:Park Avenue, 402, Center for Integrative Study of Behavior, Greek House, University Courts.jpg	402 North Park Avenue 39°10′10.8″N 86°31′28″W	1920	Georgian Revival
Notable	File:Park Avenue, 405-407, Feltus Duplex, University Courts.jpg	405-407 North Park Avenue 39°10′11.6″N 86°31′29.2″W	1915	Craftsman Tudor Revival	Originally built by Thomas J. Sare, who contracted with John Murphy for masonry and Alex Robinson for carpentry to build two duplexes at 8th & Park (see 715-717 E. Eighth St.). Nichols & Nichols were architects.
Contributing	File:Park Avenue, 409, University Courts.jpg	409 North Park Avenue 39°10′12″N 86°31′29.2″W	1928	Tudor Revival English Cottage Revival
Contributing	File:Park Avenue, 410, CSMC and Stat Math Center and ISCC, University Courts.jpg	410 North Park Avenue 39°10′12″N 86°31′28″W	1930	Colonial Revival
Contributing	File:Park Avenue, 415, University Courts.jpg	415 North Park Avenue 39°10′12.6″N 86°31′29.2″W	1930	Colonial Revival
Contributing	File:Park Avenue, 421, University Courts.jpg	421 North Park Avenue 39°10′13.2″N 86°31′29.2″W	1925	Craftsman Foursquare
Contributing	File:Park Avenue, 501, Ellis Johnson House, University Courts.jpg	501 North Park Avenue 39°10′14″N 86°31′29.2″W	1922	Craftsman Bungalow
Contributing	File:Park Avenue, 505, Workshop Park 4, University Courts.jpg	505 North Park Avenue 39°10′14.5″N 86°31′29.2″W	1930	Colonial Revival American Foursquare
Notable	File:Park Avenue, 513, Workshop Park 1, Hoadley House, University Courts.jpg	513 North Park Avenue 39°10′16″N 86°31′29.2″W	1926	Tudor Revival
Notable	File:Park Avenue, 515, Workshop Park 2, University Courts.jpg	515 North Park Avenue 39°10′16.5″N 86°31′29.2″W	1930	Colonial Revival	Designed by John L. Nichols
Contributing	File:Park Avenue, 521, Workshop Park 3, University Courts.jpg	521 North Park Avenue 39°10′17″N 86°31′29.2″W	1920	Colonial Revival
Contributing	File:Park Avenue, 525-527, University Courts.jpg	525-527 North Park Avenue 39°10′17.4″N 86°31′29.2″W	1925	American Foursquare
Contributing	File:Woodlawn Avenue, 309, Applied Health Science Annex, University Courts.jpg	309 North Woodlawn Avenue 39°10′8″N 86°31′25″W	1930	Colonial Revival
Contributing	File:Woodlawn Avenue, 321, O'Harrow House, University Courts.jpg	321 North Woodlawn Avenue 39°10′9.3″N 86°31′25″W	1935	Colonial Revival	Originally named the O'Harrow House, it is now the Indiana University School of Journalism Annex.
Contributing	File:University Courts Bloomington IN 841 N Woodlawn.JPG	441 North Woodlawn Avenue 39°10′9.3″N 86°31′25″W	1935	Tudor Revival	This building was designed by Indianapolis architects Burns & James and built by Charles A. Pike for Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.