Mildred Sartor Compton (July 18, 1917-Aug. 8, 1993). Born in Bicknell, Indiana, Mildred Compton earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in chemistry at the… Read More »Mildred Sartor Compton
Conner Prairie Founded in 1964, Conner Prairie’s mission was to study and interpret the world of the early 19th-century settler in the… Read More »Conner Prairie
Contemporary Club of Indianapolis Organized at the home of Theodore and on June 27, 1890, the Contemporary Club’s objective was to cultivate sociability and… Read More »Contemporary Club of Indianapolis
Crispus Attucks Museum The Crispus Attucks Museum opened at Crispus Attucks Middle School in 1998. The founding curator, Gilbert Taylor, spent eight years… Read More »Crispus Attucks Museum
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 Located on the northside of Market Street just west of Illinois Street, the Cyclorama building exhibited life-size murals and served… Read More »Cyclorama
Jacob Piatt Dunn Jr. (Apr. 12, 1855-June 6, 1924). Born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Dunn came with his parents to Indianapolis in 1861 and attended… Read More »Jacob Piatt Dunn Jr.
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
Early Art Schools of Central Indiana Traveling portrait painters may have been the earliest artists in Indianapolis. Portraiture was the only way to maintain the memory… Read More »Early Art Schools of Central Indiana
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
