Articles: Augusta Formerly a village, Augusta is a neighborhood in Pike township located just north of 71st Street on Michigan Road. It… Read More »Augusta Babe Denny Babe Denny is a near southside community bordered by South Street, Madison Avenue, Morris Street, and West Street. Settlement of… Read More »Babe Denny Beech Grove Beech Grove is a suburban town located about six miles southeast of downtown Indianapolis. It was a quiet farming community… Read More »Beech Grove Boone County Boone County’s proximity to the capital has been an important factor in the area’s growth and development over the years.… Read More »Boone County Charles F. and C. Noble Bretzman Charles (July 26, 1866-Jan. 19, 1934) and C. (Charles) Noble (May 17, 1909-Nov. 24, 1986). Charles was born in Hanover,… Read More »Charles F. and C. Noble Bretzman Camby Camby is a southwest Decatur Township community located near the intersection of Kentucky Avenue (S.R. 67) and Camby Road. In… Read More »Camby Jameson G. Campaigne (Jan. 16, 1914-Jan. 23, 1985). A native of Brooklyn, New York, Campaigne received an A.B. degree from Williams College in… Read More »Jameson G. Campaigne Center Township Marion County was organized into nine townships in 1822. Within three years, selected the fledgling settlement in Center Township as… Read More »Center Township Chatham Arch Located on the northeastside of downtown Indianapolis, bounded by I-65, College Avenue, East Street, and North Street, Chatham Arch is… Read More »Chatham Arch Claypool Hotel Henry Lawrence built the Claypool Hotel in 1903, at the corner of Illinois and Washington Streets, with the financial help… Read More »Claypool Hotel Cottage Home A near eastside historic district bounded by 10th, Oriental, and Michigan streets and I-70, Cottage Home takes its name from… Read More »Cottage Home Crows Nest Crows Nest is a residential area located south of Kessler Boulevard, west of , and east of Lieber Road. According… Read More »Crows Nest Decatur Township Decatur Township is located in the southwestern part of Marion County and named for Stephen Decatur, a hero of the… Read More »Decatur Township Denison Hotel The New-Denison Hotel, as it was originally known, was reportedly named for two of the investors, and a Cincinnati businessman… Read More »Denison Hotel Eagledale Eagledale is a post-World War II neighborhood centered near the intersection of 34th Street and Georgetown Road. In the 1950s,… Read More »Eagledale Edgewood Edgewood is a suburb roughly bounded by Thompson Road, McFarland Road, Edgewood Avenue, and U.S. 31. In August 1907, Indianapolis… Read More »Edgewood Fletcher Place Fletcher Place is a southeast historic district bounded by East Street, I-65/70, the Conrail tracks, and Virginia Avenue. The neighborhood… Read More »Fletcher Place Forest Hills Forest Hills is a northside residential area bounded by Kessler Boulevard, the Monon Trail corridor, Northview Avenue, and College Avenue.… Read More »Forest Hills Forest Manor Forest Manor is a northeast side neighborhood bounded by 38th Street, Hawthorne Lane, 30th Street, and Parker Avenue. The popularity… Read More »Forest Manor Fountain Square Located at and near the intersection of three busy thoroughfares—Virginia Avenue and Prospect and Shelby streets—Fountain Square has been a… Read More »Fountain Square Goodwill Industries of Central & Southern Indiana Goodwill Industries of Indianapolis began as a result of the . Upon the urging of local church leaders, Rev. Albert… Read More »Goodwill Industries of Central & Southern Indiana Hamilton County Hamilton County is adjacent to Indianapolis-Marion County to the north and part of the . It comprises 400 square miles… Read More »Hamilton County Haughville Haughville is a westside neighborhood roughly bounded by 10th Street, Belmont Avenue, Michigan and Vermont streets, and Tibbs Avenue. First… Read More »Haughville Herron-Morton Place Herron-Morton Place is a historic district bounded by 22nd Street on the north, Central Avenue on the east, 16th Street… Read More »Herron-Morton Place Home Place Home Place is a suburban area, centered at the intersection of 106th Street and College Avenue. Before 1914 the area… Read More »Home Place Homecroft Homecroft is a Perry Township community roughly bounded by Banta Road on the north, the Conrail tracks on the east,… Read More »Homecroft Lester M. Hunt (Nov. 21, 1894-June 14, 1962). Former political editor and writer for the , Lester M. Hunt was born in Minneapolis… Read More »Lester M. Hunt Irish Hill For years, there was little agreement on the boundaries of Irish Hill: some said Shelby Street on the east, College… Read More »Irish Hill Irish in Politics Politics enabled the Irish and their descendants to rise to positions of prominence in Indianapolis as mayors, police chiefs, judges,… Read More »Irish in Politics Kingan and Company Kingan and Company, a global meatpacking concern, operated at Maryland and Blackford streets along White River. In 1845, Samuel Kingan,… Read More »Kingan and Company Lawrence Lawrence is a Unigov located about 10 miles northeast of the Circle. It was originally platted in 1849 as the… Read More »Lawrence Lawrence Township Lawrence is a northeastern Marion County township, roughly bordered by 96th Street, County Line Road, 38th Street, and Emerson and… Read More »Lawrence Township Mapleton-Fall Creek Mapleton-Fall Creek is a northside neighborhood bounded by 38th Street, Fall Creek Parkway, and Meridian Street. The community of Sugar… Read More »Mapleton-Fall Creek Mars Hill Mars Hill is a Southwest side neighborhood in the vicinity of the Holt Road and Kentucky Avenue intersection. It was… Read More »Mars Hill Maywood Maywood is a Wayne Township neighborhood centered near the intersection of Kentucky and Tibbs avenues, about three miles southwest of… Read More »Maywood Meridian Hills Located just north of the White River, Meridian Hills, bounded by Williams Creek, College Avenue, 71st and 64th streets, and… Read More »Meridian Hills Millersville A northeast side neighborhood centered near the intersection of Millersville Road and East 56th Street. Millersville grew up along Fall… Read More »Millersville New Augusta New Augusta is a town located in northwest Marion County, just northeast of Georgetown Road and 71st Street. The Indianapolis… Read More »New Augusta Nora Nora is a northside neighborhood originally centered in the vicinity of Westfield Boulevard and 86th Street. The Nora Community Council,… Read More »Nora North Meridian Street Historic District The North Meridian Street Corridor is a historic residential district located between 40th Street and Westfield Boulevard. Once an area… Read More »North Meridian Street Historic District Old Northside Bounded by 16th Street, Bellefontaine Street, I-65, and Pennsylvania Street, the area now known as the Old Northside began as… Read More »Old Northside Perry Township Perry Township is located in southern Marion County. In 1822, county commissioners defined boundaries for the township they named after… Read More »Perry Township Pike Township Pike Township is located in the northwestern portion of Marion County. The Pike Township area was a favorite hunting ground… Read More »Pike Township Plainfield Plainfield is a town, located west of Indianapolis along U.S. 40. Quakers from the Carolinas were the first to settle… Read More »Plainfield Prelude Awards Begun in 1985, the Prelude Awards were annual awards made to Marion County high school students in the visual, performing,… Read More »Prelude Awards Ravenswood Ravenswood is a northside community roughly bounded by the on the north and west, Keystone Avenue on the east, and… Read More »Ravenswood Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize Throughout her life, , daughter of and great-granddaughter of founder , was fond of reading and writing poetry, something that… Read More »Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize Speedway Speedway is a Marion County town located about seven miles northwest of Monument Circle. In 1912, real estate developer Lemon… Read More »Speedway Spring Hill Spring Hill is a town bounded by Cold Spring Road to the west, to the south, and the campus and… Read More »Spring Hill St. Joseph Near north side neighborhood roughly bounded by I-65 to the north, Central and Fort Wayne avenues to the east, and… Read More »St. Joseph Elmer Andrew Steffen (Jan. 11, 1890-June 3, 1963). Elmer Andrew Steffen was born to Andrew and Barbara Steffen in Indianapolis. His father was… Read More »Elmer Andrew Steffen Stringtown Stringtown is a westside neighborhood roughly bounded by Michigan, White River Parkway, Washington, and Belmont streets. In 1833, the and… Read More »Stringtown Sunshine Promotions Dave Lucas and Joe Halderman founded Sunshine Promotions in 1971 to book local rock concerts. Off to a slow start,… Read More »Sunshine Promotions Traders Point Traders Point is a residential area located on Lafayette Road, north of 71st Street, in northwest Marion County. In 1864,… Read More »Traders Point University Heights University Heights is a southside community roughly bordered by Hanna Avenue, State and Lawrence streets, and Madison Avenue. It began… Read More »University Heights Wanamaker Wanamaker is a Franklin Township community centered at the intersection of Southeastern Avenue and South Post Road. In the 1820s,… Read More »Wanamaker Warren Park Warren Park is a eastside bordered by 16th Street, Shadeland Avenue, 10th Street, and Perry Drive. It was a small… Read More »Warren Park Warren Township Warren Township is located in the eastern portion of Marion County. When township boundaries were defined in 1822, commissioners named… Read More »Warren Township Washington Township Washington Township is located in the northern portion of Marion County. Settlement began in 1819 when John Allison brought his… Read More »Washington Township Wayne Township Wayne Township is a western Marion County township, bounded by 38th Street, Belmont Avenue, Troy Avenue, and Raceway Road. Settlement… Read More »Wayne Township Willard Park Neighborhood Willard Park Neighborhood is a neighborhood organization bounded by Michigan Street to the north, railroad tracks just beyond Washington Street… Read More »Willard Park Neighborhood Williams Creek Williams Creek is a northside bounded by 81st Street, College Avenue, Williams Creek, and Pennsylvania Street. In 1925, Washington Bank… Read More »Williams Creek Zionsville Zionsville is a town located northwest of Indianapolis along S.R. 334 (116th Street). It began as a depot on the… Read More »Zionsville
Augusta Formerly a village, Augusta is a neighborhood in Pike township located just north of 71st Street on Michigan Road. It… Read More »Augusta
Babe Denny Babe Denny is a near southside community bordered by South Street, Madison Avenue, Morris Street, and West Street. Settlement of… Read More »Babe Denny
Beech Grove Beech Grove is a suburban town located about six miles southeast of downtown Indianapolis. It was a quiet farming community… Read More »Beech Grove
Boone County Boone County’s proximity to the capital has been an important factor in the area’s growth and development over the years.… Read More »Boone County
Charles F. and C. Noble Bretzman Charles (July 26, 1866-Jan. 19, 1934) and C. (Charles) Noble (May 17, 1909-Nov. 24, 1986). Charles was born in Hanover,… Read More »Charles F. and C. Noble Bretzman
Camby Camby is a southwest Decatur Township community located near the intersection of Kentucky Avenue (S.R. 67) and Camby Road. In… Read More »Camby
Jameson G. Campaigne (Jan. 16, 1914-Jan. 23, 1985). A native of Brooklyn, New York, Campaigne received an A.B. degree from Williams College in… Read More »Jameson G. Campaigne
Center Township Marion County was organized into nine townships in 1822. Within three years, selected the fledgling settlement in Center Township as… Read More »Center Township
Chatham Arch Located on the northeastside of downtown Indianapolis, bounded by I-65, College Avenue, East Street, and North Street, Chatham Arch is… Read More »Chatham Arch
Claypool Hotel Henry Lawrence built the Claypool Hotel in 1903, at the corner of Illinois and Washington Streets, with the financial help… Read More »Claypool Hotel
Cottage Home A near eastside historic district bounded by 10th, Oriental, and Michigan streets and I-70, Cottage Home takes its name from… Read More »Cottage Home
Crows Nest Crows Nest is a residential area located south of Kessler Boulevard, west of , and east of Lieber Road. According… Read More »Crows Nest
Decatur Township Decatur Township is located in the southwestern part of Marion County and named for Stephen Decatur, a hero of the… Read More »Decatur Township
Denison Hotel The New-Denison Hotel, as it was originally known, was reportedly named for two of the investors, and a Cincinnati businessman… Read More »Denison Hotel
Eagledale Eagledale is a post-World War II neighborhood centered near the intersection of 34th Street and Georgetown Road. In the 1950s,… Read More »Eagledale
Edgewood Edgewood is a suburb roughly bounded by Thompson Road, McFarland Road, Edgewood Avenue, and U.S. 31. In August 1907, Indianapolis… Read More »Edgewood
Fletcher Place Fletcher Place is a southeast historic district bounded by East Street, I-65/70, the Conrail tracks, and Virginia Avenue. The neighborhood… Read More »Fletcher Place
Forest Hills Forest Hills is a northside residential area bounded by Kessler Boulevard, the Monon Trail corridor, Northview Avenue, and College Avenue.… Read More »Forest Hills
Forest Manor Forest Manor is a northeast side neighborhood bounded by 38th Street, Hawthorne Lane, 30th Street, and Parker Avenue. The popularity… Read More »Forest Manor
Fountain Square Located at and near the intersection of three busy thoroughfares—Virginia Avenue and Prospect and Shelby streets—Fountain Square has been a… Read More »Fountain Square
Goodwill Industries of Central & Southern Indiana Goodwill Industries of Indianapolis began as a result of the . Upon the urging of local church leaders, Rev. Albert… Read More »Goodwill Industries of Central & Southern Indiana
Hamilton County Hamilton County is adjacent to Indianapolis-Marion County to the north and part of the . It comprises 400 square miles… Read More »Hamilton County
Haughville Haughville is a westside neighborhood roughly bounded by 10th Street, Belmont Avenue, Michigan and Vermont streets, and Tibbs Avenue. First… Read More »Haughville
Herron-Morton Place Herron-Morton Place is a historic district bounded by 22nd Street on the north, Central Avenue on the east, 16th Street… Read More »Herron-Morton Place
Home Place Home Place is a suburban area, centered at the intersection of 106th Street and College Avenue. Before 1914 the area… Read More »Home Place
Homecroft Homecroft is a Perry Township community roughly bounded by Banta Road on the north, the Conrail tracks on the east,… Read More »Homecroft
Lester M. Hunt (Nov. 21, 1894-June 14, 1962). Former political editor and writer for the , Lester M. Hunt was born in Minneapolis… Read More »Lester M. Hunt
Irish Hill For years, there was little agreement on the boundaries of Irish Hill: some said Shelby Street on the east, College… Read More »Irish Hill
Irish in Politics Politics enabled the Irish and their descendants to rise to positions of prominence in Indianapolis as mayors, police chiefs, judges,… Read More »Irish in Politics
Kingan and Company Kingan and Company, a global meatpacking concern, operated at Maryland and Blackford streets along White River. In 1845, Samuel Kingan,… Read More »Kingan and Company
Lawrence Lawrence is a Unigov located about 10 miles northeast of the Circle. It was originally platted in 1849 as the… Read More »Lawrence
Lawrence Township Lawrence is a northeastern Marion County township, roughly bordered by 96th Street, County Line Road, 38th Street, and Emerson and… Read More »Lawrence Township
Mapleton-Fall Creek Mapleton-Fall Creek is a northside neighborhood bounded by 38th Street, Fall Creek Parkway, and Meridian Street. The community of Sugar… Read More »Mapleton-Fall Creek
Mars Hill Mars Hill is a Southwest side neighborhood in the vicinity of the Holt Road and Kentucky Avenue intersection. It was… Read More »Mars Hill
Maywood Maywood is a Wayne Township neighborhood centered near the intersection of Kentucky and Tibbs avenues, about three miles southwest of… Read More »Maywood
Meridian Hills Located just north of the White River, Meridian Hills, bounded by Williams Creek, College Avenue, 71st and 64th streets, and… Read More »Meridian Hills
Millersville A northeast side neighborhood centered near the intersection of Millersville Road and East 56th Street. Millersville grew up along Fall… Read More »Millersville
New Augusta New Augusta is a town located in northwest Marion County, just northeast of Georgetown Road and 71st Street. The Indianapolis… Read More »New Augusta
Nora Nora is a northside neighborhood originally centered in the vicinity of Westfield Boulevard and 86th Street. The Nora Community Council,… Read More »Nora
North Meridian Street Historic District The North Meridian Street Corridor is a historic residential district located between 40th Street and Westfield Boulevard. Once an area… Read More »North Meridian Street Historic District
Old Northside Bounded by 16th Street, Bellefontaine Street, I-65, and Pennsylvania Street, the area now known as the Old Northside began as… Read More »Old Northside
Perry Township Perry Township is located in southern Marion County. In 1822, county commissioners defined boundaries for the township they named after… Read More »Perry Township
Pike Township Pike Township is located in the northwestern portion of Marion County. The Pike Township area was a favorite hunting ground… Read More »Pike Township
Plainfield Plainfield is a town, located west of Indianapolis along U.S. 40. Quakers from the Carolinas were the first to settle… Read More »Plainfield
Prelude Awards Begun in 1985, the Prelude Awards were annual awards made to Marion County high school students in the visual, performing,… Read More »Prelude Awards
Ravenswood Ravenswood is a northside community roughly bounded by the on the north and west, Keystone Avenue on the east, and… Read More »Ravenswood
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize Throughout her life, , daughter of and great-granddaughter of founder , was fond of reading and writing poetry, something that… Read More »Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Speedway Speedway is a Marion County town located about seven miles northwest of Monument Circle. In 1912, real estate developer Lemon… Read More »Speedway
Spring Hill Spring Hill is a town bounded by Cold Spring Road to the west, to the south, and the campus and… Read More »Spring Hill
St. Joseph Near north side neighborhood roughly bounded by I-65 to the north, Central and Fort Wayne avenues to the east, and… Read More »St. Joseph
Elmer Andrew Steffen (Jan. 11, 1890-June 3, 1963). Elmer Andrew Steffen was born to Andrew and Barbara Steffen in Indianapolis. His father was… Read More »Elmer Andrew Steffen
Stringtown Stringtown is a westside neighborhood roughly bounded by Michigan, White River Parkway, Washington, and Belmont streets. In 1833, the and… Read More »Stringtown
Sunshine Promotions Dave Lucas and Joe Halderman founded Sunshine Promotions in 1971 to book local rock concerts. Off to a slow start,… Read More »Sunshine Promotions
Traders Point Traders Point is a residential area located on Lafayette Road, north of 71st Street, in northwest Marion County. In 1864,… Read More »Traders Point
University Heights University Heights is a southside community roughly bordered by Hanna Avenue, State and Lawrence streets, and Madison Avenue. It began… Read More »University Heights
Wanamaker Wanamaker is a Franklin Township community centered at the intersection of Southeastern Avenue and South Post Road. In the 1820s,… Read More »Wanamaker
Warren Park Warren Park is a eastside bordered by 16th Street, Shadeland Avenue, 10th Street, and Perry Drive. It was a small… Read More »Warren Park
Warren Township Warren Township is located in the eastern portion of Marion County. When township boundaries were defined in 1822, commissioners named… Read More »Warren Township
Washington Township Washington Township is located in the northern portion of Marion County. Settlement began in 1819 when John Allison brought his… Read More »Washington Township
Wayne Township Wayne Township is a western Marion County township, bounded by 38th Street, Belmont Avenue, Troy Avenue, and Raceway Road. Settlement… Read More »Wayne Township
Willard Park Neighborhood Willard Park Neighborhood is a neighborhood organization bounded by Michigan Street to the north, railroad tracks just beyond Washington Street… Read More »Willard Park Neighborhood
Williams Creek Williams Creek is a northside bounded by 81st Street, College Avenue, Williams Creek, and Pennsylvania Street. In 1925, Washington Bank… Read More »Williams Creek
Zionsville Zionsville is a town located northwest of Indianapolis along S.R. 334 (116th Street). It began as a depot on the… Read More »Zionsville