Christian Theological Seminary Founded in 1925, Christian Theological Seminary (CTS) was for many years the College of Religion (School of Religion) of and… Read More »Christian Theological Seminary
Central State Hospital In 1844, the famous reformer Dorothea Dix inspected almshouses and jails near Indianapolis that housed mentally ill paupers. Her subsequent… Read More »Central State Hospital
Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center American Settlement was created in 1923 as a charter member of the by the consolidation of two older agencies: Foreign… Read More »Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center
Indiana Landmarks Center The Indiana Landmarks Center serves as the headquarters of . The Central Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church (later United Methodist) occupied the building… Read More »Indiana Landmarks Center
August (Gus) Maseru Watanabe (Aug. 17, 1941-June 9, 2009). Renowned physician, clinical investigator, and pharmaceutical executive, August (Gus) Watanabe was born in Portland, Oregon,… Read More »August (Gus) Maseru Watanabe
Washington Park Washington Park served as home field for a number of professional baseball organizations and local teams in the city in… Read More »Washington Park
Emma Lou Thornbrough (Jan. 24, 1913-Dec. 19, 1994). A life-long civil-rights activist, a professor of history at from 1946 until her retirement in… Read More »Emma Lou Thornbrough
Talbot Street Art Fair Originally held on Mother’s Day weekend in 1956, a group of students from the initiated the first Talbot Street Art… Read More »Talbot Street Art Fair
St. Rita Roman Catholic Church In 1919, St. Rita was established by Bishop as the first African American parish in Indianapolis. It was created as… Read More »St. Rita Roman Catholic Church
Roberts Settlement Roberts Settlement was an African American settlement in western Jackson Township in Hamilton County. The remains of the settlement, a… Read More »Roberts Settlement
