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Bristol Industrial Historic District is a national historic district located at Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses nine contributing buildings in a wholly industrial area of Bristol. It includes the Keystone Mill (1877, 1903), Star Mill (1880), Wilson & Fenimore Walpaper Factory (1882), and Peirce and William Planing Mill (1891).
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is one of the United States' oldest and largest historical societies.It describes itself as "Indiana's Storyteller". It is housed in the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center at 450 West Ohio Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, in The Canal and White River State Park Cultural District, neighboring the Indiana State Museum and the Eiteljorg Museum of ...
The Indianapolis 500 is known as the world's largest single-day sporting event Indiana State Fair in 2015. The Idle; IMSA Battle on the Bricks; InConJunction; Indiana 9/11 Memorial; Indiana AIDS Memorial; Indiana Avenue Cultural District; Indiana Black Expo; Indiana Central Canal; Indiana Convention Center; Indiana High School Boys Basketball ...
The Indiana Convention Center is a major convention center located in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The original structure was completed in 1972 and has undergone five expansions. [ 1 ] In total, there are 71 meeting rooms, 11 exhibit halls, and three multi-purpose ballrooms.
Each May (National Historic Preservation Month), Indiana Landmarks announces a list of the state's 10 Most Endangered landmarks. Circumstances that cause properties to be named to the list generally involve one or more of the following factors: demolition threat, abandonment, neglectful owner, dilapidation, obsolete use, lack of money for repairs, unreasonable above-market sale price, out-of ...
The Indiana University Trustees purchased the hotel and conference center for a total of $17.5 million in 2005 but talks of the deal began in late 2004. The university felt that the hotel could serve as a residential hall for on-campus students and that the conference center was an important source of revenue.
The Indiana Historical Bureau has a home at the library. Founded in 1915 as the Indiana Historical Commission, its initial purpose was to prepare for the centennial of Indiana's statehood. The bureau largely concentrates on the placement of new historical markers across Indiana and encourages education in Indiana history. The bureau runs a gift ...
The establishment of the National Institute for Fitness and Sports (NIFS) was part of Indianapolis’s urban renewal strategy to become a national leader in amateur sports. [1] The National Institute for Sports and Fitness located on the IUPUI campus was constructed in 1987 by Browning, Day, Dierdorf, Inc.