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Burl formation is typically a result of some form of stress such as an injury or a viral or fungal infection. Burls yield a very peculiar and highly figured wood sought after in woodworking, and some items may reach high prices on the wood market. Poaching of burl specimens and damaging the trees in the process poses a problem in some areas.
Indianapolis Fire Headquarters and Municipal Garage is a historic fire station and garage located at Indianapolis, Indiana. The Fire Headquarters was built in 1913 for the Indianapolis Fire Department, and is a three-story, Classical Revival style orange-brown glazed brick building with limestone detailing. It sits on a concrete foundation and ...
Through the early 1900s, a commuter rail/trolley system ran from Irvington to downtown Indianapolis along US 40. Irvington is the largest locally protected historic district in Indianapolis. The district includes roughly 2,800 buildings and about 1,600 parcels of land. Seventy-eight percent of Irvington homes were built before 1960. [4]
The Wholesale District is one of seven designated cultural districts in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.Located in the south-central quadrant of downtown Indianapolis' Mile Square, [2] the district contains the greatest concentration of 19th-century commercial buildings in the city, including Indianapolis Union Station and the Majestic Building.
In 2001, city efforts to redevelop the area into a mixed-income residential community began. In 2003, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Indianapolis with a Homeownership Zone Award for the way the city used a $4 million HUD grant to stimulate other public and private investment in the Fall Creek Place redevelopment. [1]
Franklin Township Community School Corporation is the public school district that serves all of Franklin Township. The area high school is Franklin Central High School.. In recent years, Franklin Township has seen a population explosion leading to a heavy reliance on residential property taxes in particular for funding of the Franklin Township Community Schools.
Inspired by a fallen leaf, [30] Blackwell's design blends wood, glass, and steel with environmental sustainability systems focused on water and energy efficiency. [31] The 1,290-square-foot (120 m 2 ) LEED -certified building is situated within the park's northeastern woods, containing a multipurpose room and restrooms. [ 30 ]
Center Township is one of nine townships in Marion County, Indiana, in the United States.As of the 2020 census, its population was 153,549, up from 142,787 in 2010, [2] and it contained 80,885 housing units.