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It encompasses 578 contributing buildings and 9 contributing sites in a planned residential section of Indianapolis. The district developed between about 1895 and 1959, and includes representative examples of Tudor Revival , Colonial Revival , and Bungalow / American Craftsman style residential architecture.
The Benton House was built in 1873 by Nicholas Ohmer [16] and was the home of Allen R. Benton, a former president of Butler University. The Irvington Historic Landmarks Foundation was formed in 1966 to oversee the purchase and restoration of the house. In 1973, the home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1970, the governments of Indianapolis and Marion County consolidated, expanding the city from 82 square miles (210 km 2) [3] to more than 360 square miles (930 km 2) overnight. As a result, Indianapolis has a unique urban-to-rural transect, ranging from dense urban neighborhoods, to suburban tract housing subdivisions, to rural villages. [4]
It encompasses 169 contributing buildings in a high style residential section of Indianapolis. The district developed between about 1900 and 1936, and includes representative examples of Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed William N. Thompson House. Other ...
Indiana author Meredith Nicholson was also a resident for many years and wrote his most noted work House of a Thousand Candles while in residence. [3] Old Northside was also the original location of Indianapolis' Butler University, then named North Western Christian University, which was later relocated to the town of Irvington. [3] [4]
William H. H. Graham House, also known as the Stephenson Mansion, is a historic home located in the Irvington Historic District, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It was built in 1889, and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story, four-bay Colonial Revival style frame dwelling.
Salomon-Wolf House: New Harmony, Indiana: ca. 1819 Residence 510 Church Street: New Harmony, Indiana: ca. 1819 Residence Sanders-Childers House: Indianapolis, Indiana: ca. 1820 Residence Oldest house in Indianapolis, built by William Sanders around 1820 [2] St. Francis Xavier Cathedral: Vincennes, Indiana: ca. 1826 Church Oldest Catholic Church ...
Fountain Square (abbreviated as FSQ) is one of seven designated cultural districts in Indianapolis, Indiana.Located just outside the city's downtown district, Fountain Square is home to three designated national historic districts, the Laurel and Prospect, the State and Prospect, and the Virginia Avenue districts, [3] all of which were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 ...