Historic Structures of
Indianapolis, Indiana
Apartment Buildings
Indianapolis,
in the central part of the state, is the capital of Indiana
and seat of Marion Co. In 1821 the community was named Indianapolis,
and the U.S. engineer Alexander Ralston who assisted the French
architect Pierre L'Enfant in planning Washington, D.C., was commissioned
to lay out the community.
Incorporated as a city 1847, and the largest city in Indiana,
Indianapolis is a commercial manufacturing, transportation, and
cultural center situated in the productive Corn Belt agricultural
region.
Points of interest include the home of President Benjamin
Harrison; the home of the Hoosier Poet James Whitcomb Riley;
the State Capitol (completed 1888); Union Station; the Soldiers
and Sailors Monument (1902), in Monument Circle, the heart of
the city; Woodruff Place and Lockerbie Square historic districts;
Indiana World War Memorial Plaza, including the American Legion
national headquarters building; and the Gothic-style Scottish
Rite Cathedral.
In the 1960s and '70s major programs of urban redevelopment
were undertaken by the city. Indianapolis does not have the most
progressive attitude toward historic preservation in the state,
but a growing awareness of the city's architectural assets has
resulted in a thriving preservationist community.
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