Vinegar Hill Historic District

The district contains sixty-one buildings with architectural styles including American Craftsman, Neoclassical, and Art Deco near Indiana University Bloomington campus.

During the 1920s limestone industry growth, an apple orchard was cleared to extend First Street eastward, creating a new neighborhood for skilled European stonecutters.

Indiana University faculty members, including sexology professor Alfred Kinsey and Nobel-winning biologist Hermann Muller, established their residences in this neighborhood.

The district features seventy-one contributing buildings and thirty-eight additional structures recognized under federal designation through the National Register of Historic Places.

Stonecutters from the Donato family constructed seven houses in the neighborhood, incorporating detailed stone carvings and sculptures into their architectural designs.

Location: Bloomington

GPS coordinates: 39.15917,-86.51944

Latest update: March 11, 2025 13:13