Propylaeum The term Propylaeum refers to two buildings and an organization. A committee of seven women met on April 30, 1888,… Read More »Propylaeum
Purpose of Life Ministries Purpose of Life Ministries began as Second Baptist Church, the first African American Baptist congregation established in Indianapolis. Charles Sachel,… Read More »Purpose of Life Ministries
The Pyramids Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates (KRJDA) of New Haven, Connecticut, designed these concrete and glass buildings, located at 3500… Read More »The Pyramids
Railroads In the 1850s, when several new rail lines converged on Indiana’s fledgling state capital, a popular view emerged that Indianapolis… Read More »Railroads
Alexander Ralston (1771-Jan. 5, 1827). Born in Scotland, Alexander Ralston immigrated to the United States following the Revolutionary War. He used his… Read More »Alexander Ralston
Real Estate Development and Developers The first real estate sale in Indianapolis took place on October 8, 1821, at Matthias Nowland’s tavern near what is… Read More »Real Estate Development and Developers
Red Key Tavern In 1933, George and R. H. Duke opened the Olde English Tavern in a new building at 52nd Street and… Read More »Red Key Tavern
Regional Center Plans The Regional Center Plans (RCP) consist of a series of three reports describing existing conditions and plans for the downtown… Read More »Regional Center Plans
Regions Tower The Regions Tower, first known as (INB) Tower opened in 1970 on the site of the Pythian Building, which was… Read More »Regions Tower
Religious Architecture Houses of worship have occupied prominent positions on Indianapolis’ landscape from the rustic village of the 1820s to the rise… Read More »Religious Architecture
