Indianapolis News Building

Indianapolis News Building

Indianapolis News Building, January 2010
Location 30 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates 39°46′2″N 86°9′33″W / 39.76722°N 86.15917°W / 39.76722; -86.15917Coordinates: 39°46′2″N 86°9′33″W / 39.76722°N 86.15917°W / 39.76722; -86.15917
Area less than one acre
Built 1909 (1909)-1910
Built by Bedford Stone & Construction Co.
Architect Hunt, Jarvis
Architectural style Neo-Gothic
NRHP Reference # 84001133[1]
Added to NRHP March 7, 1984

Indianapolis News Building, also known as the Goodman Jewelers Building, is a historic commercial building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was designed by noted architect Jarvis Hunt (1863-1941) and built in 1909-1910. It is a ten-story, rectangular, Neo-Gothic style brick and terra cotta building. It is three bays wide and 10 bays deep. The top floor features a corbelled terra cotta balcony, Tudor-like window openings, and a Gothic parapet. It is located next to the Taylor Carpet Company Building. The building housed the Indianapolis News, in operation until 1949.[2]:3-5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1] It is located in the Washington Street-Monument Circle Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Samuel A. Roberson & Associates (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Indianapolis News Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs


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