Indianapolis Then and Now: The Other Benjamin Harrison House, 223 E. Vermont Street
Most everyone in Indianapolis is aware of the Benjamin Harrison’s Delaware Street home,...
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Then & Now: Kern Bicycle Shop/Crayton Confectionery, 1900 Block Howard Street
James W Kern’s Bicycle and Motorcycle Repair Shop at 1921 Howard Street, ca. 1915-1920. (Can...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Roehm House, 1320 Villa Street
In this circa 1906 photograph, the family of Frank and Emma Roehm stand in front of their home at...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Askren-Rice-Eichacker House, 625 N. Edmondson Avenue
Thanks to local residents for submitting this historic photograph of their house, located just...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Wilmer F. Christian House, 404 N. Alabama Street
Architects such as Vonnegut and Bohn, Francis Costigan, and Rubush and Hunter are well remembered...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: The Gatling Gun Club, 707-709 N. Illinois Street
If you’ve ever wanted to own a post-Civil War era house with a rich history, now is the time...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: First Moravian Episcopal Church, 2502 N. College Avenue
Moravian Church and house at 666 E. 25th Street (The Indiana Album: Loaned by Dortha C. May) Us...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Jacob Dorsey Forrest House / Irvington United Methodist Church, 30 N. Audubon Road
Part of the charm of historic Irvington, a suburban town platted east of Indianapolis in 1870, is...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: The Thompson-Mesker Cottage, 1014 N. Arsenal Avenue
Many times determining the construction date of an old house is nearly impossible, but the Queen...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: David Macy House, 408 N. Delaware Street
The David Macy house at 408 N. Delaware Street (The Indiana Album: Loaned by Joan Hostetler) Not...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Volney T. Malott House, 536-558 N. Delaware Street
In about 1867 David Macy and his wife built a house at 558 N. Delaware Street for their only...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Irvington School of Music, 269 S. Audubon Road
Photograph owned by Sandy Burton courtesy of Vintage Irvington The most common research request I...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: The Prail/Haley Cottage, 1106 E. Ninth Street
When neighbors surveyed the near eastside Cottage Home Neighborhood in 1984, the house at 1106 E....
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Indianapolis Then and Now: The Hammond-Wright House, 4150 Central Avenue
Last week’s Then and Now column about the Hammond Block Building at 301 Massachusetts led me...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: The Reid-Dickson House, 1456 N. Delaware Street
1906. Courtesy of the Herron Art Library, Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission Collection...
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Indianapolis Then & Now: 1931 Indianapolis Home Show Model House / 3701 Forest Manor Avenue
Since 1922, the annual Indianapolis Home Show has introduced the latest trends in home design and...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: The Ryan/Gasaway Home, 1103 E. 9th Street
Finding photographs of the homes and businesses of the Vonneguts, Efroymsons, Ayres, and Blocks...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: The House of a Thousand Candles, 1500 N. Delaware St.
The Library of Congress owns over 14 million prints and photographs and only a small fraction have...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Fountain Square Substation #4 and Radio Radio
As Indianapolis expanded, it was necessary for the Indianapolis Police Department to grow and by...
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Deep rooted history in Mapleton-Fall Creek
Usually, I gravitate towards the neighborhoods nearest to the Mile Square–the older, the...
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