The art moderne James E. Roberts School (1936) in Indianapolis, designed by McGuire & Shook as the city’s first school for students with disabilities and repurposed as apartments in 2018.
Clowes Memorial Hall (1963) at Butler University in Indianapolis designed by architects John M. Johansen and Evans Woollen III
Interior photos by George Cserna ca. 1963
The Blacherne Apartments (1895)
Indianapolis, IN
The first highrise apartment building in Indianapolis, built by author Lew Wallace using the proceeds from his best selling 1880 novel Ben Hur.
The Turnverein (1907)
Indianapolis, IN
Turnverein were gymnastics associations and social clubs founded by German immigrants, starting in Cincinnati in 1848 and spreading across the Midwest.
Old National Centre (1909)
Indianapolis, IN
Designed by Oscar D. Bohlen as the Murat Shrine Temple for the local Shriners organization, in an eclectic style inspired by Moorish and Egyptian architecture.