The McKay

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Location611 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates 39°46′33″N86°9′20″W / 39.77583°N 86.15556°W / 39.77583; -86.15556 Coordinates: 39°46′33″N86°9′20″W / 39.77583°N 86.15556°W / 39.77583; -86.15556
Arealess than one acre
Built1924
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPS Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis TR
NRHP reference No. 83000074 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1983

The McKay is a historic apartment building in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1924, and is a three-story, trapezoidal shaped, Art Deco style brown cinder brick and concrete building on a raised basement. It has a one-story entrance foyer addition and Art Deco bas-relief carvings. [2] :Part 2, p. 346–47

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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 Karen S. Niggle, Samuel A. Roberson, and Sheryl D. Roberson (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis (Part 1)" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link), Karen S. Niggle, Samuel A. Roberson, and Sheryl D. Roberson (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis (Part 2)" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link), Karen S. Niggle, Samuel A. Roberson, and Sheryl D. Roberson (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis (Part 3)" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link), and Accompanying photographs