Westwood Historic District Homes for Sale

Westwood Historic District was established in 1923 with winding, wooded streets and architecturally significant homes. Some of Muncie’s wealthiest industrialists and prominent citizens once lived here, including the Ball family — the founders of Ball State University and creators of Ball Corporation glass mason jars — and Alexander Bracken, whose Georgian Revival-style house now serves as the home of the university’s president. Residents are within walking distance of BSU and IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, making it popular with university faculty and hospital staff. “This is one of our best neighborhoods simply because of the proximity to the campus, the culture and the incredible mix of styles of homes,” says Steve Slavin, a Muncie native and Realtor with Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group. Westwood’s historic core is an assembly of early 20th-century architecture, including Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Spanish Revival, and the largest collection of Tudor Revival homes in Muncie. However, these houses are rarely for sale. “There’s also contemporary and some new construction, as well as midcentury modern,” Slavin says. “Every one of those houses has its own history. Those homes