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Friday Favorite: Herman Lieber House, Lockerbie Square

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Mar 25, 2016 | Friday Favorites | 0 |

Herman LIeber Cottage Indianapolis has so many fabulous neighborhoods, and much to love in each....

In the Park: Canterbury Park

by Gwen Sunkel | May 30, 2015 | In the Park | 0 |

Passenger rail service was nearly eliminated by the late 1950s or early 1960s. (William H. Bass...

In The Park: Babe Denny Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Oct 18, 2014 | In the Park | 0 |

This fall, over half a million football fans dressed in their blue and white finest will visit...

In The Park: Holliday Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Jan 11, 2014 | In the Park | 0 |

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of...

Sunday Prayers: Horner-Terrill Home

by Dawn Olsen | Dec 15, 2013 | Sunday Prayers | 4 |

The Horner-Terrill home, located at the southwest corner of Emerson and Brookville, was built in...

Sunday Prayers: the Shortridge-Voss house (1301 Broadway)

by Dawn Olsen | Jul 14, 2013 | Sunday Prayers | 1 |

“A country whose buildings are of wood can never increase in its improvements to any considerable...

WTH Wednesday: Polyglot Plot

by HI Team | Jun 26, 2013 | WTH | 10 |

You see this and you think?… First of all, you’re likely having trouble even figuring...

Then & Now: 1841 N. Delaware Street

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jun 6, 2013 | Then & Now | 9 |

The Milnor sisters in 1909 Attics, storage trunks and second hand shops throughout Indianapolis...

Sunday Prayers: 2110 College Ave.

by Dawn Olsen | Mar 17, 2013 | Sunday Prayers | 12 |

(photo by Dawn Olsen) Harry McClintock wasn’t at all like the affluent of Indianapolis. He...

HI Mailbag: Indianapolis’ Upside-Down House

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Jan 15, 2013 | Mailbag | 29 |

Reader’s Question: Do you know where I could locate a photo of an upside-down house that was...

Building Language: Dormer Windows

by Raina Regan | Nov 27, 2012 | Building Language | 2 |

Dormer windows on the Ovid Butler House (1306 N Park Avenue) Dormer Windows. A dormer window is a...

Sunday Prayer: Some Good for Guilford?

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Nov 18, 2012 | Sunday Prayers | 4 |

With apologies for the hiatus… Couple weeks ago I went on a random wander about the city as...

Friday Favorite: Rink Mansion, Meridian at 21st

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Oct 12, 2012 | Friday Favorites | 8 |

Until a few decades ago, all major cities had independent department stores in their downtowns,...

Building Language: Bay Window

by Raina Regan | Oct 9, 2012 | Building Language | 1 |

Bay Window. The bay window is a favorite feature of mine on historic buildings. A bay window is a...

Room With a View: Riley’s Lockerbie Street

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Oct 2, 2012 | A Room with a View | 1 |

Birthday of beloved Hoosier, James Whitcomb Riley is just 5 days away (born 7 October1849). In his...

Building Language: Italianate

by Raina Regan | Sep 25, 2012 | Building Language | 4 |

Italianate. Driving through the older historic neighborhoods of Indianapolis, you will realize...

Building Language: Italian Renaissance

by Raina Regan | Jul 31, 2012 | Building Language | 1 |

Italian Renaissance residence on North Meridian Street at 46th Street Italian Renaissance. Another...

Building Language: Chimney

by Raina Regan | Jul 24, 2012 | Building Language | 1 |

Chimney. I highly doubt many of you are using today’s Building Language term – the chimney – in...

Building Language: Stucco

by Raina Regan | Jul 10, 2012 | Building Language | 1 |

Stucco. Stucco is a type of plaster applied to the exterior of buildings. Stucco is a historic...

Building Language: Shingles

by Raina Regan | Jun 19, 2012 | Building Language | 3 |

Shingles. Although this architectural term should be well-known to most, I thought I’d explore...

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Friday Favorite: Herman Lieber House, Lockerbie Square

In the Park: Canterbury Park

In The Park: Babe Denny Park

In The Park: Holliday Park

Sunday Prayers: Horner-Terrill Home

Sunday Prayers: the Shortridge-Voss house (1301 Broadway)

WTH Wednesday: Polyglot Plot

Then & Now: 1841 N. Delaware Street

Sunday Prayers: 2110 College Ave.

HI Mailbag: Indianapolis’ Upside-Down House

Building Language: Dormer Windows

Sunday Prayer: Some Good for Guilford?

Friday Favorite: Rink Mansion, Meridian at 21st

Building Language: Bay Window

Room With a View: Riley’s Lockerbie Street

Building Language: Italianate

Building Language: Italian Renaissance

Building Language: Chimney

Building Language: Shingles

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