American Sheet and Tin Mill Apartment Building
United States historic place
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The American Sheet and Tin Mill Apartment Building, one of the Edison Concept Houses, is a historic building at 633 West 4th Avenue in Gary, Indiana. The building was designed by D. F. Creighton and constructed in 1910. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 2009.[1] It was built by the United States Sheet & Tin Plate Co.
Gary, Indiana
American Sheet and Tin Mill Apartment Building | |
American Sheet and Tin Mill Apartment Building in Gary, Indiana | |
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| Location | 633 W. 4th Avenue Gary, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°36′13″N 87°20′43″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | D.F. Creighton; United States Sheet & Tin Plate Co. |
| Architectural style | Poured concrete |
| MPS | Concrete in Steel City: The Edison Concept Houses of Gary Indiana MS |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000427[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 17, 2009 |
Thousands moved to Gary in the early 1900s for work in the burgeoning steel industry. Providing housing quickly and affordably, Thomas Edison's 1906 proposal of pouring a concrete mixture into a single mold for the façades, roof, stairs, walls, and other parts of a house was adopted for company housing (Edison was not directly involved).[2][3]