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Alpha Home

The Alpha Home for Aged Colored Women was founded by Eliza Goff, a housekeeper, and former enslaved person, as a place of refuge and care for the elderly and infirmed… Read More »Alpha Home

American Legion

The idea for an American Legion began when Theodore Roosevelt Jr., son of the former president, and a few officers met in Paris in February 1919, to consider the postwar… Read More »American Legion

Base Hospital No. 32

Also known as Lilly Base Hospital, Base Hospital No. 32 was founded in February 1917, in expectation of U.S. involvement in the war. Following donations from Josiah K. Lilly Sr.… Read More »Base Hospital No. 32

Bohlen, Meyer, Gibson and Associates

Four generations of Bohlens practiced architecture in Indianapolis, and the firm, begun by the patriarch in the mid-19th century, was once one of the nation’s oldest continuously operated architectural enterprises.… Read More »Bohlen, Meyer, Gibson and Associates

Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre

The Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre is the largest and oldest community theater in the Indianapolis area and the longest continuously operating community theater in the U.S. In 1914, several community… Read More »Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre

Burns and James

In 1926, Lee Burns and Edward D. James formed an architectural partnership. Both men were Butler University graduates, and although Burns had no formal training as an architect—he was a… Read More »Burns and James

Butler University

Butler University occupies more than 300 acres along the east bank of the white river and the central canal, combining the educational and cultural advantages of an urban area with… Read More »Butler University

Center for Interfaith Cooperation

The Center for Interfaith Cooperation (CIC) is a nonprofit organization with the goal of inspiring interfaith collaboration in order to strengthen civil society. In 2006, German philanthropist Klaus Martin Finzel… Read More »Center for Interfaith Cooperation

Central State Hospital

In 1844, the famous reformer Dorothea Dix inspected almshouses and jails near Indianapolis that housed mentally ill paupers. Her subsequent report helped persuade state legislators to approve funding for a… Read More »Central State Hospital

Christ Church Cathedral

In June 1837, resident Episcopalians purchased a lot on the Governor’s Circle (Monument Circle) to build a church. Thirty individuals organized the Parish of Christ Church on July 13, with… Read More »Christ Church Cathedral

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