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Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site

(1230 North Delaware Street). Designed by architect Herman T. Brandt in the Italianate style popular in the late 19th century,… Read More »Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site

Bona Thompson Center
Bona Thompson Center

Located at 5350 University Avenue, the Bona Thompson Memorial Library is the last surviving building of the – campus. Following… Read More »Bona Thompson Center

Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre
Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre

The Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre is the largest and oldest community theater in the Indianapolis area and the longest continuously… Read More »Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre

Cemeteries
Cemeteries

Prior to 1824, all cemeteries in were rural graveyards often adjacent to churches. One hundred and fifty of these interment… Read More »Cemeteries

Center for the Performing Arts
Center for the Performing Arts

In February 1998, the City Council designated “an area extending west from Range Line almost to U.S. 31 and from… Read More »Center for the Performing Arts

Crown Hill Cemetery
Crown Hill Cemetery

Crown Hill Cemetery was officially incorporated as a nonprofit, nondenominational cemetery on September 25, 1863. Prior to Crown Hill, Greenlawn… Read More »Crown Hill Cemetery

Cyclorama
Cyclorama

Located on the northside of Market Street just west of Illinois Street, the Cyclorama building exhibited life-size murals and served… Read More »Cyclorama

Pete Dye
Pete Dye

(Dec. 29, 1925-Jan. 9, 2020). Pete Dye is recognized as one of the most influential golf course designers of the… Read More »Pete Dye

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art

Showcasing Native American art from across North America and Western American art, the Eiteljorg is the only museum of its… Read More »Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art

Golden Hill Totem Pole of Indianapolis
Golden Hill Totem Pole of Indianapolis

In the fall of 1903, Hoosier native and then-governor of the Alaska Territory John Brady sailed on the U.S. Revenue… Read More »Golden Hill Totem Pole of Indianapolis

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