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The Emily Kimbrough Historic District is a historical neighborhood in downtown Muncie, Indiana, USA. Established as a Muncie local historical district in 1976, it was eventually added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1980. The district is bounded by Monroe, East Washington, Hackley and East Charles Streets.
It became a local historic district in 1976 and placed on the national registry in 1978. The district was named for Hoosier author Emily Kimbrough (born 1899) who lived in a house at 715 East Washington Street in the early years of this century. Her writing reflects Muncie’s past, with reminiscences of the “East End”, an early name for ...
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Mar 4, 2022 · Decades later in October of 1978, Kimbrough returned here for the official dedication of the Emily Kimbrough Historic District. During the ceremony, she told the assembled Munsonians, “I am at ...
- Chris Flook
Feb 19, 2019 · Emily Kimbrough was born in Muncie, Indiana on Oct. 23, 1899. At the age of eleven, her family moved to Chicago. She attended Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania before moving to Paris, back to Chicago, Philadelphia and finally settling in New York. Kimbrough began her writing career in Chicago in 1923 with Marshall Field Magazine, the department ...
Dec 12, 2011 · National Register of Historic Places in 1978. There are now 11 historic districts within the Muncie city limits (East Central Neighborhood Association). Despite itʼs listing, many Muncie residents and Ball State University students are unaware of the architectural history preserved in the Emily Kimbrough Historic District.
The Emily Kimbrough Historic District was created in 1978 after ECNA convinced a majority of property owners in that 12 block area to be part of the district. Since 1978 this district has not only been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but has remained the only historic district in the city which is truly protected from ...
