Indiana - Marion County - Vacant / Not In Use
Marion County Indiana (Vacant / Not In Use) has 26 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Indiana Theatre, Nickel Plate Road Steam Locomotive No. 587, Maennerchor Building and Tee Pee Restaurant and Alameda.

Several famous people are associated with these Marion County historic places including George W. Julian and William Buschman.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Marion County places including Rubush & Hunter, Jungelaus,William P.,Company,In, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Adolph Sherrer, Maurice Thornton, William E. Russ, Adolf Scherrer, Walter Scholer, E. G. Spink and Lynn B. Millikan. Prominent architectural styles found in Marion Country are Italianate, Romanesque and Chicago.

Alameda (added 1983 - - #83000052)
37 W. St. Clair St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Askren, Thomas, House (added 2006 - - #06000303)
Also known as 097-295-65088
6550 E. 16th St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Buschmann, William, Block (added 1988 - - #88001225)
Also known as Buschmann Block
968--972 Fort Wayne Ave. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Buschman,William
Significant Year:
1879
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Coburn, Henry P., Public School No. 66 (added 1986 - - #86001267)
604 E. Thirty-eighth St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Harrison & Turnock, Rubush & Hunter
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Cottage Home Historic District (added 1990 - - #90000328)
Dorman and St. Clair Sts. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Vonnegut & Bohn
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Franklin, Benjamin, Public School Number 36 (added 2003 - - #03000143)
2801 N. Capitol Ave. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Scherrer, Adolf
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
General German Protestant Orphans Home (added 1984 - - #84001129)
Also known as Pleasant Run Children's Home
1404 S. State St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bohlen,Dietrich A.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1975-2000, 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Hanna-Ochler-Elder House (added 1978 - - #78000046)
Also known as Hannah House
3801 Madison Ave. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Hotel Barton (added 2005 - - #05000197)
Also known as Barton Hotel
501-509 N. Delaware St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wallingford, Charles A., Millikan, Lynn B.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Engineering, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Independent Turnverein (added 1983 - - #83003577)
Also known as Hoosier Athletic Club; Marott Building
902 N. Meridan St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Scholer,Walter, Sherrer,Adolph
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Research Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Indiana Theatre (added 1979 - - #79000035)
134 W. Washington St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jungelaus,William P.,Company,In, Rubush & Hunter
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Performing Arts
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant, Specialty Store, Sport Facility, Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Indianapolis Chair Manufacturing Company (added 1986 - - #84000361)
Also known as Indianapolis Warehouse
330 W. New York St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Julian--Clark House (added 1986 - - #86001335)
Also known as Julian Mansion
115 S. Audubon Rd. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Julian,George W.,et al.
Significant Year:
1899, 1873
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Kuhn, Charles, House (added 1989 - - #89000237)
340 W. Michigan St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Mortuary, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Lockefield Garden Apartments (added 1983 - - #83000133)
Also known as Lockefield Gardens
900 Indiana Ave. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Harrison,Merritt, Russ,William E.
Architectural Style:
International Style
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Maennerchor Building (added 1974 - - #74002340)
Also known as Academy of Music
102 W. Michigan St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sherrer,Adolph
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
European, Social History, Performing Arts, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Majestic Building (added 1980 - - #80000059)
Also known as Indiana Farm Bureau Co-op Building
47 S. Pennsylvania St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bohlen,D. A. & Son
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Health/Medicine, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Marott Hotel (added 1982 - - #82000063)
2625 N. Meridian St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Spink,E. G.
Architectural Style:
Chicago, Colonial Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Nickel Plate Road Steam Locomotive No. 587 (added 1984 - - #84000313)
Off 1st Ave. , Beech Grove
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Rink's Womens Apparel Store (added 1984 - - #84001188)
29 N. Illinois St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Scherrer,Adolf
Architectural Style:
Chicago
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Rivoli Theater (added 2004 - - #04000630)
Also known as 098-295-1041
3155 E. 10th St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dietz, Henry Ziegler, Lederman, D.R.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Performing Arts, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Shortridge High School (added 1983 - - #83000078)
3401 N. Meridian St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kopf & Deery
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Tee Pee Restaurant (added 1989 - - #86003374)
3820 Fall Creek Blvd. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Thornton,Maurice
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
West Washington Street Pumping Station (added 1980 - - #80000063)
801 W. Washington St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Whittier, John Greenleaf, School, No. 33 (added 1981 - - #81000029)
1119 N. Sterling St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Morse,T. J.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Wil-Fra-Mar (added 1983 - - #83000088)
318-320 E. Vermont St. , Indianapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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