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The monument has been modified and updated several times since its dedication in 1902. In 1918, a museum opened in the basement of the monument with equipment and artifacts from the Civil War. [27] In 1928, Floodlights were added to the surrounding candelabra. [35] Starting in the Christmas season of 1945, the monument has been decorated.
Within it is a military museum. The Plaza also includes the American Legion headquarters, Cenotaph square, an obelisk, and fountains. [27] Originally "Indiana World War Memorial Plaza Historic District", it was enlarged and renamed in December 2016. [28] 21 † Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
While the Marion County Temperance Society (1828), the Indianapolis Benevolent Society (1835), and the Indianapolis Widows and Orphans Friends' Society (1851), addressed the town's early social concerns, the Indiana State Library (1825) and the Indiana Historical Society (1830) were formed to preserve state and local history. [63]
Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District is a national historic district located at Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, covering the first two blocks of East and West Washington and Market streets, the south side of the 100 block of East Ohio Street, Monument Circle, the first block of North and South Meridian Street, the first two blocks of North Pennsylvania Street, the west ...
Due to Riley's fame, it is the best known of the domiciles in the Lockerbie Square Historic District. The Riley Children's Foundation operates the museum. Noted items are the wicker chair which he frequently used after his stroke in 1911, and the bed on which he died on July 22, 1916. [12] [13]
The Art Association of Indianapolis opens a new art museum on the grounds of Oldfields, an estate donated by Josiah K. Lilly Jr.; it is later named the Indianapolis Museum of Art. [307] Indiana National Bank completes a 37-story modern office tower, the tallest building in the state at the time, at One Indiana Square. [427] [421]
The City of Indianapolis contributed significantly to the project by completely redesigning the southern half of King Memorial Park where the sculpture would stand. This effort amounted to a $350,000 addition to the total project and was overseen by the Indianapolis Parks and Recreation Department and its landscape architecture staff.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Indianapolis) Statue of Benjamin Harrison; Statue of Edward Sorin; Statue of James E. O'Donnell; Statue of Knute Rockne; Statue of Lew Wallace; Statue of Moses (University of Notre Dame) Statue of Peyton Manning; Statue of Richard G. Hatcher; Statue of Richard Lugar; Statue of Thomas Anthony Dooley III; Statue ...