The Blacherne

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The Blacherne, January 2010
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Location402 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates 39°46′22″N86°9′29″W / 39.77278°N 86.15806°W / 39.77278; -86.15806
Arealess than one acre
Built1895 (1895)
MPS Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis TR
NRHP reference No. 83000058 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1983

The Blacherne is a historic apartment building located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1895 and is a large seven-story, 6 bay by 15 bay, red pressed brick building on a limestone foundation. It features two circular projecting bays at the corners and a semicircular limestone Romanesque Revival style entry portal. [2] :Part 1,p. 31–32

The building was constructed by Indiana native Lew Wallace with the royalties from his best selling novel Ben Hur . [2] The building is named after the palace in Wallace's novel The Prince of India; or, Why Constantinople Fell (1893). He maintained a residence in the structure until his death. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

The Blancherne in 1904 Souvenir of Indianapolis, 1904 - DPLA - 98fea8692041fd672f5a48924c643f7d (page 41).jpg
The Blancherne in 1904

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2016.Note: This includes Niggle, Karen S.; Roberson, Samuel A. Roberso; Roberson, Sheryl D. (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis (Part 1)" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016., Niggle, Karen S.; Roberson, Samuel A.; Roberson, Sheryl D. (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis (Part 2)" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016., Niggle, Karen S.; Roberson, Samuel A.; Roberson, Sheryl D. (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis (Part 3)" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016., and accompanying photographs.