9 ▁Brown ▁Street , ▁ 6 3 6 ▁Fer ry ▁Street , ▁ 7 1 3 - 7 1 5 ▁North ▁Four th ▁Street . ▁ ▁The ▁La f ay ette ▁and ▁Indian apolis ▁Rail road ▁( L & I ) ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁rail road ▁to ▁arrive ▁in ▁La f ay ette ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁ ▁It ▁ended ▁on ▁Main ▁Street ▁near ▁the ▁current ▁Am tra k ▁Dep ot , ▁in ▁the ▁Dow nt own ▁Historic ▁District ▁several ▁blocks ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁neighborhood . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁New ▁Alb any ▁and ▁S alem ▁Rail road , ▁later ▁called ▁the ▁Mon on ▁Rail road ▁that ▁arrived ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁following ▁Fif th ▁Street ▁that ▁began ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁the ▁W ab ash ▁Rail road ▁cut ▁an ▁angle ▁along ▁the ▁Er ie ▁Street ▁route , ▁just ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁district . ▁ ▁The ▁rail ro ads ▁needed ▁housing ▁for ▁their ▁cre ws . ▁ ▁The ▁row ▁house ▁at ▁ 4 1 7 - 4 2 7 ▁North ▁Four th ▁Street ▁( 1 8 7 0 ) ▁is ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁housing ▁built ▁during ▁this ▁bo om . ▁ ▁The ▁more ▁aff lu ent ▁residence ▁built ▁along ▁Fer ry ▁Street . ▁ ▁Out standing ▁examples ▁include ▁the ▁Hand ley ▁House ▁( 8 7 4 ) ▁at ▁ 6 3 2 - 6 3 4 ▁Fer ry ▁Street ▁and ▁the ▁O ppen