Indiana Avenue

Indiana Avenue Historic District
Indiana Avenue is located in Indianapolis
Indiana Avenue
Indiana Avenue is located in Indiana
Indiana Avenue
Indiana Avenue is located in the United States
Indiana Avenue
Location500 block of Indiana Ave. between North St., Central Canal, Michigan, and West Sts., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates39°46′29″N 86°9′57″W / 39.77472°N 86.16583°W / 39.77472; -86.16583
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1869-1935
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.87000912[1]
Added to NRHPJune 12, 1987

Indiana Avenue is a historic area in downtown and is one of seven designated cultural districts in Indianapolis, Indiana. Indiana Avenue was, during its glory days, an African American cultural center of the area.[2] The Indiana Avenue Historic District within the area was designated a United States national historic district in 1987.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Hale, Michelle (1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. pp. 729–732. ISBN 0253312221.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference WkLst was invoked but never defined (see the help page).