Butler-Tarkington in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

North Meridian Street Historic District

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 20, 2018

1. North Meridian Street Historic District Marker

Inscription.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1986. “One of America’s Great Streets.”

Erected 1991 by the Meridian Street Foundation. (Marker Number 49.1991.1.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Environment • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1986.

Location. 39° 51.444′ N, 86° 9.434′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It is in Butler-Tarkington. It is on North Meridian Street south of West Westfield Boulevard, on the right. It is beside the Alice Carter Place park, just south of the Central Canal and Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5700 N Meridian St, Indianapolis IN 46208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Central Canal (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hinkle Fieldhouse (approx. 1.2 miles away); Town of Meridian Hills (approx. 1.2 miles away); Central Canal & Towpath (approx. 1.3 miles away); Oliver Johnson House (approx. 1½ miles away); Booth Tarkington (approx. 1.7 miles away); Janet Flanner (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named North Meridian Street Historic District (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianapolis.

Also see . . . North Meridian Street Historic District. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on May 1, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 20, 2018

2. North Meridian Street Historic District Marker