Two Indianapolis buildings win landmark designation
A pair of famous Indianapolis buildings, the former City Hall and the former P.R. Mallory factory, have won designation as local historic landmarks.
The former City Hall, which was built in 1910, stands on North Alabama Street, and was the center of government until 1970, when the Unigov model was adopted. Unigov is the name Indianapolis gave to the entity formed when the city merged its government with that of Marion County. After it stopped functioning as a government center, the city hall building then housed the Indiana State Museum. After that, it was used for a time as the interim Public Library.
Current plans are that the city hall will become a part of the projected 21C Museum Hotel, with the old building acting as the hotel lobby, as well as an art gallery. Although the project is currently on hold, Joe Hogsett, Indianapolis’s mayor, says it is still going to happen, and an announcement will be made soon.
The site of the P.R. Mallory factory will also be designated a local historic site. At its height, the building, which is on East Washington Street, once housed 1,500 employees who made the first Duracell batteries. It will now be transformed into the Purdue Poly-Tech high school, which will focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects.
Projects like these can benefit if developers use colorful brochures to illustrate the amenities offered at each site.
The former City Hall, which was built in 1910, stands on North Alabama Street, and was the center of government until 1970, when the Unigov model was adopted. Unigov is the name Indianapolis gave to the entity formed when the city merged its government with that of Marion County. After it stopped functioning as a government center, the city hall building then housed the Indiana State Museum. After that, it was used for a time as the interim Public Library.
Current plans are that the city hall will become a part of the projected 21C Museum Hotel, with the old building acting as the hotel lobby, as well as an art gallery. Although the project is currently on hold, Joe Hogsett, Indianapolis’s mayor, says it is still going to happen, and an announcement will be made soon.
The site of the P.R. Mallory factory will also be designated a local historic site. At its height, the building, which is on East Washington Street, once housed 1,500 employees who made the first Duracell batteries. It will now be transformed into the Purdue Poly-Tech high school, which will focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects.
Projects like these can benefit if developers use colorful brochures to illustrate the amenities offered at each site.