The Wilson (Indianapolis, Indiana)

Wilson
Front of the Wilson
Location643 Ft. Wayne Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates39°46′34″N 86°9′17″W / 39.77611°N 86.15472°W / 39.77611; -86.15472
Arealess than one acre
Built1905
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
MPSApartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis TR
NRHP reference No.83000089[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1983

The Wilson is a historic Renaissance Revival apartment building located at 643 Fort Wayne Avenue in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.[1] It was built in 1905 amid an apartment-building boom; more than fifty such apartment buildings were completed in what is now central Indianapolis in 1905 alone.[2]: 18 

In 1983, the Wilson was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the "Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis" multiple property submission.[1] The apartments in this group were added to the Register for their architecture and for their place in the development of commerce and real estate development in Indianapolis.[2]: 14 

Its NRHP nomination states: "The Wilson is significant for its use of numerous distinctive Renaissance Revival motifs derived from the classical vocabulary of architectural design."[3] It has a five bay Doric order terra cotta entrance arcade and other architectural details.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Niggle, Karen S. & Sheryl D. Robinson (February 28, 1983). "Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis Thematic Resources". National Park Service. Retrieved December 14, 2009. (Note: online document includes 28 pages of a 92-page document, plus 4 pages of signatures)
  3. ^ a b Niggle, Karen S. & Sheryl D. Robinson (February 28, 1983). "Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis Thematic Resources: The Wilson". National Park Service. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) (Note: This is a one page section of a 92-page document, at page 57, plus one photograph page)


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