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Then & Now: 1400 Block of Delaware

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Apr 24, 2019 | Then & Now | 0 |

A neighborhood is not just a collection of houses in one geographic area. It’s part of the...

Ghost Homes of the Old Northside

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Dec 5, 2018 | General | 2 |

It’s hard to imagine today, but Delaware Street just north of downtown, was not always the...

A Room with a View – Eden-Talbott House

by Ryan Hamlett | Dec 22, 2017 | A Room with a View | 4 |

Scraping away an iced up window from a Delaware Street apartment building reveals the Eden-Talbott...

Indianapolis Collected: The Mystery of the Missing Mantels

by Libby Cierzniak | Jul 11, 2015 | Indianapolis Collected | 3 |

Daisy McKay was only 16 years old when her parents broke ground on a fine brick mansion at the...

Indianapolis Collected Revisted: The Fall and Rise of the Old Northside

by Libby Cierzniak | Jun 27, 2015 | Indianapolis Collected | 6 |

“In my opinion the way to beautify Indianapolis is to make its people happier,” Mrs. Albert...

At Your Leisure: Rebirth Along Tinker Street

by Jeff Kamm | Mar 20, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 7 |

The neighborhoods bordering Sixteenth and Meridian Streets are some of the next “in” places to be....

What’s in a Name? – Propylaeum

by Steve Campbell | Apr 28, 2014 | What’s in a Name? | 0 |

The Propylaeum Location: Old Northside Greek for “entrance” or “gateway” Propylaea are any...

Indianapolis Then and Now: Morris-Butler House, 1204 Park Avenue

by Joan Hostetler | Mar 6, 2014 | Then & Now | 1 |

Circa 1867-1885 photograph of the Morris-Butler House (Courtesy of Indiana Landmarks) As a...

Friday Favorite: Culture Club

by Lisa Lorentz | Dec 6, 2013 | Friday Favorites | 1 |

Front of The Propylaeum (also known as the John W. Schmidt House), located at 1410 N. Delaware...

HI Mailbag: Residence at 1504 Park Avenue

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Oct 1, 2013 | Mailbag | 13 |

Reader’s Question: My friends live in the Old Northside at 1504 N. Park Avenue. We think it...

Indianapolis Collected: The Fall and Rise of the Old Northside

by Libby Cierzniak | Sep 7, 2013 | Indianapolis Collected | 18 |

“In my opinion the way to beautify Indianapolis is to make its people happier,” Mrs....

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...

Sunday Prayers: The Gladden-Stempfel House

by Dawn Olsen | Jun 30, 2013 | Sunday Prayers | 5 |

The Gladden-Stempfel home, located at 1564 N. Park Ave., was constructed in 1898. This undated...

Indianapolis Then and Now: The Reid-Dickson House, 1456 N. Delaware Street

by Joan Hostetler | May 30, 2013 | Then & Now | 1 |

1906. Courtesy of the Herron Art Library, Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission Collection...

Former First Friends Church, Old Northside

by Ryan Hamlett | Apr 30, 2013 | Historic Miscellania | 2 |

Former Friends Church, 1249 N. Alabama – Photo by Ryan Hamlett The former Friends Church...

Indianapolis Then and Now: 200 block of E. 16th Street

by Joan Hostetler | Apr 11, 2013 | Then & Now | 7 |

Courtesy of IUPUI University Library, Indianapolis Power and Light Distribution Company...

HI Mailbag: First Kroger Store in Indianapolis

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Feb 12, 2013 | Mailbag | 48 |

Reader’s Question: Someone told me that the Kroger at 16th and Central was the first Kroger store...

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...

Heritage Steward: Libby Cierzniak

by HI Team | Nov 16, 2012 | Heritage Steward | 5 |

NAME: Libby Cierzniak TITLE: In my day job, I’m an attorney and a lobbyist. But in my free...

Building Language: Festoon

by Raina Regan | Oct 16, 2012 | Building Language | 1 |

Festoon on 1400 Block of Broadway Street Festoon. Recently, I covered the term ornament as it...

Tag: Old Northside

Preservation Denied: 1305 North Delaware Street

Then & Now: 1400 Block of Delaware

Ghost Homes of the Old Northside

A Room with a View – Eden-Talbott House

Indianapolis Collected: The Mystery of the Missing Mantels

Indianapolis Collected Revisted: The Fall and Rise of the Old Northside

At Your Leisure: Rebirth Along Tinker Street

What’s in a Name? – Propylaeum

Indianapolis Then and Now: Morris-Butler House, 1204 Park Avenue

Friday Favorite: Culture Club

HI Mailbag: Residence at 1504 Park Avenue

Indianapolis Collected: The Fall and Rise of the Old Northside

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

Sunday Prayers: The Gladden-Stempfel House

Indianapolis Then and Now: The Reid-Dickson House, 1456 N. Delaware Street

Former First Friends Church, Old Northside

Indianapolis Then and Now: 200 block of E. 16th Street

HI Mailbag: First Kroger Store in Indianapolis

Building Language: Dormer Windows

Heritage Steward: Libby Cierzniak

Building Language: Festoon

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