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5 Indy Hotels You’ll Wish You’d Seen

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jan 8, 2020 | General | 0 |

Above: The Grand Hotel in 1937 (Indiana Historical Society, William H. Bass Photo Company,...

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...

New Life at Central State Part III: The 1899 Building

by Ryan Hamlett | Sep 13, 2016 | Historic Miscellania | 1 |

The 1899 Building, formerly the Men’s Dining Hall for Central State Hospital. (Photo:...

Misc Monday: Preservation One Artifact at a Time

by Guest Author | Apr 20, 2015 | Misc Mondays | 1 |

Ever wonder the worth of that old painting collecting dust in the depths of your attic? Or have...

In the Park: A Baaaaa-a-a-d Idea Turned Good

by Gwen Sunkel | Feb 21, 2015 | In the Park | 0 |

The Indianapolis Parks system history is filled with delightful stories of united...

In the Park: Skiles Test Nature Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Nov 15, 2014 | In the Park | 3 |

Welcome to Skiles Test Nature Park Just across the street from Woollens Garden you’ll find another...

In the Park: Woollens Garden

by Gwen Sunkel | Nov 1, 2014 | In the Park | 7 |

The northeast section of Interstate 465 is one of Indianapolis’s busiest roads. Travelers speed...

Karl Bitter, Elmer Taflinger, and the Holliday Park Ruins

by Ryan Hamlett | May 20, 2014 | Historic Miscellania | 9 |

Last episode, we learned of the short but prolific life of Austrian born, Indianapolis transplant...

Penny Post: The Old Marion County Courthouse

by Ashley Haynes | Mar 5, 2014 | Penny Post | 0 |

When Charles Bookwalter began his second term as Mayor of Indianapolis in 1906, he made it a...

Indy Indie Artist Colony, the Former St. Regis

by Ryan Hamlett | Jan 28, 2014 | Historic Miscellania | 2 |

The Indy Indie Artist Colony and former St. Regis Apartment building at the Corner of Pennsylvania...

Indianapolis Then and Now: Hammond Block, 301-75 Massachusetts Avenue

by Joan Hostetler | Dec 5, 2013 | Then & Now | 1 |

The Urban Dictionary defines a time suck as “Something that’s engrossing and...

Sunday Prayers: Irvington Post Office (Stevenson Building)

by Dawn Olsen | Mar 24, 2013 | Sunday Prayers | 30 |

5502 E. Washington St.–The old Irvington Post Office, also known as the Stevenson Building....

Friday Favorite: Statuary on Penn

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Dec 28, 2012 | Friday Favorites | 5 |

This one is a favorite, but a bittersweet one. If you’ve ever walked north on Pennsylvania...

Heritage Steward: Paul Diebold

by HI Team | Jul 6, 2012 | Heritage Steward | 3 |

NAME: Paul Diebold TITLE: Team Leader, Registration & Survey FOR: Indiana DNR – Division of...

Heritage Steward: Glory-June Greiff

by HI Team | Jun 8, 2012 | Heritage Steward | 1 |

NAME: Glory-June Greiff TITLE: Public Historian FOR: Historian-at-Large SINCE? I’ve been working...

Building Language: Adaptive Reuse

by Raina Regan | May 29, 2012 | Building Language | 0 |

Kendall Inn at the former Fort Benjamin Harrison Adaptive Reuse. Our last preservation themed...

Building Language: Facadism

by Raina Regan | May 22, 2012 | Building Language | 7 |

Facadism. Our next preservation related Building Language term, in honor of Preservation Month, is...

Seldom Seen Space: Sommers Mansion

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | May 20, 2012 | Historic Miscellania | 18 |

Never heard a thing about this place until Janie White Hensley shared her story last week....

Building Language: Infill

by Raina Regan | May 15, 2012 | Building Language | 3 |

Infill. If you live in a locally designated historic district, today’s Building Language term...

Heritage Steward: Meg Purnsley

by HI Team | May 11, 2012 | Heritage Steward | 2 |

NAME: Meg Purnsley TITLE: Sr. Architectural Reviewer FOR: The Indianapolis Historic...

Tag: preservation

5 Indy Hotels You’ll Wish You’d Seen

Then & Now: 1400 Block of Delaware

New Life at Central State Part III: The 1899 Building

Misc Monday: Preservation One Artifact at a Time

In the Park: A Baaaaa-a-a-d Idea Turned Good

In the Park: Skiles Test Nature Park

In the Park: Woollens Garden

Karl Bitter, Elmer Taflinger, and the Holliday Park Ruins

Penny Post: The Old Marion County Courthouse

Indy Indie Artist Colony, the Former St. Regis

Indianapolis Then and Now: Hammond Block, 301-75 Massachusetts Avenue

Sunday Prayers: Irvington Post Office (Stevenson Building)

Friday Favorite: Statuary on Penn

Heritage Steward: Paul Diebold

Heritage Steward: Glory-June Greiff

Building Language: Adaptive Reuse

Building Language: Facadism

Seldom Seen Space: Sommers Mansion

Building Language: Infill

Heritage Steward: Meg Purnsley

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