The historic district encompasses five distinguished homes and their associated secondary structures, in a predominantly residential section of Muncie.

[1] The principal residences in the district are:[2] Minnetrista is a cultural center is within the district on three former Ball Brothers properties, with museums, gardens, a sculpture park, and natural areas.

It includes the "Oakhurst" mansion and historic gardens, the Lucius and Sarah Ball residence, and the surviving limestone columns of "Minnetrista" in the Colonnade Garden.

The name chosen by the family for the property was taken from a Sioux word, "mna" (pronounced mini) which means "water," and combined with the English word, "tryst," to form "Minnetrista," or, "a gathering place by the water.

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