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As a magical twighlight began to envelope the landscape, the holiday lights outside the Lilly House at IMA became more visible, adding to the storybook setting. Inside, the rooms are decorated for the season and making it feel that at any moment, it’s resident family members will appear, to join in the celebration and begin opening their presents. This home is one of our community treasures.
This last remanant of Tomlinson Hall sits conspicuously by itself just to the west of the City Market on Market Street at Delaware. Built in 1886 about the same time as the market building, Tomlinson Hall contained meeting rooms, retail space, vegetable stands, an auditorium and gymnasium which were used sometimes for large public gatherings. The building was severely damaged by fire in 1958 and demolished shortly after, except for this wonderful masonry detail which
It’s been a little while since I last checked, and was hoping for an unobstructed view this morning of Victory atop the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the Circle downtown. After being removed and completely restored recently she was hoisted to her lofty home again a few weeks ago. But I found her still peeking out through the construction cocoon. I was trying to find a good angle to capture her image inside
This window is one of many other stained glass windows in the Landmarks Center at 12th and Central. I liked this photo not only because the window is beautiful, but also the reflection seen of the trees and grass was interesting. The building is a stunning restoration of the once Central Avenue Methodist Church, now home to Indiana Landmarks. The free tours there on Fridays and Saturdays through October are highly recommended.
The Morris-Butler House should probably be on the must-see list for anyone who likes classic architecture in general or local history…which fits me pretty well actually as I’m intrigued by both. Really impressive structure visually and part of the rich history of Indianapolis. The Old Northside neighborhood where it sits is called that because it was once considered a northern suburb of Indianapolis in its day. It’s hard to imagine that now when you think about the distance that present-day suburban expansion has reached since then.
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