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No Longer Standing- 2408 N. Meridian

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Sep 5, 2018 | Then & Now | 3 |

Meridian Street. The name alone has prestige. Say you live or have an office on this street, and...

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...

Sunday Ads: Button It!

by Lisa Lorentz | Mar 29, 2015 | Sunday Ads | 3 |

Colonel Mustard… in the Library… with a Button Hook. Wait. What’s a button...

In the Park: Picnic Time

by Gwen Sunkel | May 31, 2014 | In the Park | 0 |

Young girls on a picnic circa 1946. When you don’t have a picnic basket, a stock pot will...

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...

Sunday Prayers: 2015 N. Senate Ave.

by Dawn Olsen | Jul 7, 2013 | Sunday Prayers | 14 |

We meet again, plywood. Once more you grace the windows of an aged Victorian. Though you mark a...

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...

Building Language: Ornament

by Raina Regan | Oct 2, 2012 | Building Language | 1 |

Ornament. I’ve realized I’ve thrown this architectural term around with some frequency without...

Sunday Prayers: Indy’s Belle Epoch

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jul 15, 2012 | Sunday Prayers | 1 |

Ok, I’m stretching it just a bit- the Belle Epoque is more 1871-1914 France, while the...

Room With a View: 2050 North Delaware

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Mar 13, 2012 | A Room with a View | 1 |

It’s always fun checking out the views from within the confines of an historic...

Favorite Fridays: Wishard Estate

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Mar 9, 2012 | Friday Favorites | 11 |

For those of us who are overly sentimental and who also happen to live in historic homes, it seems...

Indianapolis Then and Now: Fletcher Triangle Park Brookside and Arsenal Avenues

by Joan Hostetler | Mar 8, 2012 | Then & Now | 15 |

“Placemaking” is a popular word among planning types these days. The word originated in the 1960s...

Indianapolis Then and Now: Swain Sanatorium 608 Middle Drive, Woodruff Place

by Joan Hostetler | Feb 23, 2012 | Then & Now | 13 |

A research project is never finished as new materials constantly come to light. After writing...

Friday Favorite: There Ain’t Nothin Like a Dame…

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Feb 17, 2012 | Friday Favorites | 0 |

…Especially a Queen Anne! Within the boundaries of King Park Area CDC, check out these...

Friday Favorite: South Meridian Queen Anne- 3 blocks from Stadium

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jan 27, 2012 | Friday Favorites | 4 |

Hard to believe there is real estate like this within easy walking distance/ view of Indy’s...

Ladies Lounge: Dr. Mary Spink, one of our earliest doctors

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Dec 5, 2011 | Ladies Lounge | 0 |

Dr. Mary Spink, Indiana Medical College Graduate of 1886 One of the first female doctors of...

Sunday Prayers: Demo List House on Woodlawn

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Nov 20, 2011 | Sunday Prayers | 0 |

Was wandering around Fountain Square and other parts east of the Mile Square earlier this week...

Victorian Home Inspiration

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Nov 11, 2011 | Editorial | 2 |

It was discontinued for a time, but the more time I spend exploring Indianapolis, the more places...

1837- The Beginning of the Victorian Era

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Oct 31, 2011 | Ladies Lounge | 0 |

It’s difficult for the untrained eye to discern the subtle changes in the pantheon of...

Tag: Victorian

No Longer Standing- 2408 N. Meridian

A Room with a View – Eden-Talbott House

Indianapolis Collected: The Mystery of the Missing Mantels

Sunday Ads: Button It!

In the Park: Picnic Time

Friday Favorite: Culture Club

Sunday Prayers: 2015 N. Senate Ave.

Building Language: Festoon

Building Language: Ornament

Sunday Prayers: Indy’s Belle Epoch

Room With a View: 2050 North Delaware

Favorite Fridays: Wishard Estate

Indianapolis Then and Now: Fletcher Triangle Park Brookside and Arsenal Avenues

Indianapolis Then and Now: Swain Sanatorium 608 Middle Drive, Woodruff Place

Friday Favorite: There Ain’t Nothin Like a Dame…

Friday Favorite: South Meridian Queen Anne- 3 blocks from Stadium

Ladies Lounge: Dr. Mary Spink, one of our earliest doctors

Sunday Prayers: Demo List House on Woodlawn

Victorian Home Inspiration

1837- The Beginning of the Victorian Era

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